Calmuck

Calmuck
Calmucks Cal"mucks, n. pl.; sing. {Calmuck}. A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of the Calmucks. [Written also {Kalmucks}.] [1913 Webster]

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