silvertip

[ sil-ver-tip ]

noun

1. grizzly bear.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silvertip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; silver + tip ¹

Example Sentences

Her feet rested in the fur of a monster silvertip, fur thicker and softer than the pile of any carpet ever fabricated by man.

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You can imagine how anxious the young Swift was during those three days, and how small he tried to be when Silvertip was around.

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“Yes,” answered Silvertip, who liked a joke as well as anybody, unless it were a joke on himself alone.

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When at last he was ready for flight, Silvertip was under the snowball bush near by.

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He was facing Silvertip, so the Cat did not see the five dark stripes on his back till later.

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