wolf dog

[ woolf-dawg, dog ]

/ ˈwʊlf ˌdɔg, ˌdɒg /

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noun

any dog used in hunting wolves.

a cross between a wolf and a domestic dog.

any dog that resembles a wolf, as a Siberian husky or Alaskan malamute.

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Origin of wolf dog

First recorded in 1630–40

The Wild Spirit sanctuary is home to 65 wolves, wolf dogs, coyotes, Australian dingoes, and red foxes.
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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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Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.
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Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
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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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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
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A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
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These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.
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At the word of command, the dog crouched down, his whole body quivering with excitement.
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