speckled indians

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pintos \Pin"tos\, n. pl.; sing. Pinto. [Sp., painted, mottled.] (Eyhnol.) A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians. [1913 Webster]
Speckled \Spec"kled\, a. Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface. [1913 Webster]

Speckled Indians (Ethnol.), the Pintos.

Speckled trout. (Zool.) (a) The common American brook trout. See Trout. (b) The rainbow trout. [1913 Webster]

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