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wolf dog
[ woolf dawg, dog ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of wolf dog1
First recorded in 1630–40
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Example Sentences
Eagerly Barry searched the thronging crowd, at last to catch sight of a gigantic figure, his wolf-dog beside him.
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The wolf-dog buried itself in the snow, Houston pulling it forth time after time, and lugging it at long intervals.
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Thinking it was Renaud's wolf-dog, and that he might give the alarm, I pushed the box under my coat and ran out the back door.
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Cuchulain ('the Wolf-dog of Culann the Smith') he is called.
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Granger's hand dropped to his side; this wolf-dog looked so far from ignorant—so much wiser than himself.
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