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wolf dog

[ woolf dawg, dog ]

noun

  1. any dog used in hunting wolves.
  2. a cross between a wolf and a domestic dog.
  3. 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.

The wolf-dog buried itself in the snow, Houston pulling it forth time after time, and lugging it at long intervals.

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.

Cuchulain ('the Wolf-dog of Culann the Smith') he is called.

Granger's hand dropped to his side; this wolf-dog looked so far from ignorant—so much wiser than himself.

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