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Origin of strand wolf

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby strand wolf

stramonium, strand, stranded, strand line, Strandloper, strand wolf, strange, strange attractor, strange bedfellows, Strange Interlude, strange matter

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He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.
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It had come on to rain, and the raw dampness mingled itself with the dusky uproar of the Strand.
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A few years before, he would have gone home, no more disquieted at having killed an Indian than if he had killed a fox or a wolf.
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To supply the demand for galvanised signalling and fencing cords, the machines must turn out 15,000 yards of strand per day.
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With the movement a strand of the corn-gold hair came tumbling down the side of her face.
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British Dictionary definitions for strand wolf

strandwolf

/ (ˈstrændˌwʊlf, Afrikaans ˈstrantˌvɔlf) /

noun plural -wolves

a species of hyena (Hyaena brunnea) that scavenges on shores of southern AfricaAlso called: brown hyena

Word Origin for strandwolf

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch strand beach + Afrikaans wolf hyena

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