wolf cub

noun

, British.

1. a member of the junior division, for boys from 8 to 11, of the Boy Scouts; cub scout.

Wolf Cub

noun

1. the former name for Cub Scout

Word History and Origins

Origin of wolf cub¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

The village mayors gave rewards for every head of a wolf or wolf-cub brought them.

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Here Lobsang caught a wolf cub, a small wild rogue, which much interested Takkar.

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Cannot you drag down the Wolf-Cub without the aid of this blood-hound, Ferou?

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After killing the Wolf-Cub, Quesada, is he not entitled to a good rest?

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Ah, do you imagine that it is for your paternal contentment that your master has burdened himself with that wolf-cub?

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