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noun British.

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

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Origin of wolf cub

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby wolf cub

Wolds, wolf, wolfberry, wolf call, wolf-child, wolf cub, wolf dog, Wolfe, Wolfeboro, wolf-eel, Wolfenden Report

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How to use wolf cub in a sentence

The village mayors gave rewards for every head of a wolf or wolf-cub brought them.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
Here Lobsang caught a wolf cub, a small wild rogue, which much interested Takkar.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
Cannot you drag down the Wolf-Cub without the aid of this blood-hound, Ferou?
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
After killing the Wolf-Cub, Quesada, is he not entitled to a good rest?
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

Ah, do you imagine that it is for your paternal contentment that your master has burdened himself with that wolf-cub?
The Brass Bell|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for wolf cub

Wolf Cub

noun

British the former name for Cub Scout

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