timber wolf

American  

noun

1. the gray wolf, Canis lupus, sometimes designated as the subspecies C. lupus occidentalis: formerly common in northern North America but now greatly reduced in number and rare in the conterminous U.S.

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timber wolf British  

noun

1. Also called: grey wolf.  a variety of the wolf, Canis lupus, having a grey brindled coat and occurring in forested northern regions, esp of North America

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Etymology

Origin of timber wolf

First recorded in 1875–80

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timber wolf

Back in the 1940s, according to a book by the former professor Bill Beezley, cheerleaders would bring a timber wolf named State to games.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2014

Fans and students sold 25-cent shares and collected enough money to buy yet another timber wolf in 1966.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2014

It was an American timber wolf named Rugby, filmed in a mock Olympic Village hallway in the United States by the comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2014

The erstwhile timber wolf of Wall Street faced up to 194 years in jail.

From Time Magazine Archive

From far back in the flinty hills, the long, lonesome howl of a timber wolf floated down in the silent night.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls