AL'CO, noun a quadruped of America, nearly resembling a dog, but mute and melancholy; and this circumstance seems to have given rise to the fable that dogs, transported to America become mute. The animal was used for food by the native Americans, and the first Spanish settlers; but it is said to be now extinct. It is known also by the name of Techichi.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.