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wolver rare.|ˈwʊlvə(r)|
Also 6–7 wooluer.
[f. wolve v. or inflexional stem of wolf n. + -er1.]
1. One who behaves like a wolf; a ravenous or savage creature.
1593G. Harvey Pierce's Super. 147 Three meales of a Lazarello, make the fourth a Woolner [sic]. 1604T. M. Black Bk. Epistle to Rdr., Scylla and Charibdis, those two Cormorants and Woolners [sic] of the Sea. 1883Cornh. Mag. Feb. 184 Jelly-fish, fierce little ‘wolvers’ throwing out their..stings.
2. One who searches or hunts for wolves.
a1909E. Thompson Seton Billy i. (C.D. Suppl.) As the wolver rode down an adjoining cañon, he saw a Wolf come out of a hole. 1921Chambers's Jrnl. July 473/1 The wolver, exploring unsurveyed territory. |