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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

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

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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
The case was fixed over the engine-shaft on two beams of timber from wall to wall.
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It is like the eating of a smothered fire into rotten timber in that it is noiseless and without haste.
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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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