wolf cub


nounBritish.
  1. a member of the junior division, for boys from 8 to 11, of the Boy Scouts; cub scout.

Origin of wolf cub

1
First recorded in 1810–20

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How to use wolf cub in a sentence

  • The village mayors gave rewards for every head of a wolf or wolf-cub brought them.

  • Here Lobsang caught a wolf cub, a small wild rogue, which much interested Takkar.

  • Cannot you drag down the Wolf-Cub without the aid of this blood-hound, Ferou?

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
  • After killing the Wolf-Cub, Quesada, is he not entitled to a good rest?

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
  • Ah, do you imagine that it is for your paternal contentment that your master has burdened himself with that wolf-cub?

    The Brass Bell | Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for Wolf Cub

Wolf Cub

noun
  1. British the former name for Cub Scout

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