timber wolf

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noun

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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Origin of timber wolf

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby timber wolf

timberline, timberman, timber mill, timber rattlesnake, timber right, timber wolf, timberwork, timberyard, timbre, timbrel, Timbuktu

How to use timber wolf in a sentence

It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
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“During this trip, I did as a lone wolf, I risked a lot,” he said.
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His later books drew heavily from experiences and people he encountered at the bar, including the cruel captain in The Sea-Wolf.
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The Wolf of Wall Street is a dangerous, incendiary work of art.
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Wolf concurs that the conceit of the show seems to have everyone but the sex worker in mind.
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The moment the bait was touched, down would come the heavy timber—smash—on the tiger's head.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
I pulled up and glanced about, but the clumps of scrubby timber were just plentiful enough to cut off a clear view of the flat.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
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.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The case was fixed over the engine-shaft on two beams of timber from wall to wall.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for timber wolf

timber wolf

noun

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

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