sea-wolfn.

†1. A fabulous amphibious beast of prey. Obsolete.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > miscellaneous types of > like an animal

sea-wolf1297

water bulla1731

water cow1794

ngarara1901

troll-bull1902

jackalope1950

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 2812 Ac after hom þer ssal arise a worm of germanye & þe se wolf him ssal bringe vp.

1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 18^v The Lyon salueth his sicknesse by eating the Sea woolfe.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 749 The sea-wolfe of the ancient writers..is..a Foure-footed-Beast that liueth both on sea & land, satisfiing his hunger on the most part vpon fishes.

2. A voracious sea-fish; esp. the bass, Labrax lupus, and the wolf-fish, Anarhichas lupus.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Blennioidei > anarrhicas lupus (wolf-fish)

sea-wolf1390

wolf's-foot1443

wolf-fish1569

swine-fish1598

sea-cat1601

catfish1620

stone-biter1731

rock salmon1831

swine1844

Murray catfish1873

rock eel1969

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > genus Labrax > labrax lupus (sea-wolf)

sea-wolf1390

bass1530

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 265 Sche tok therafter the bouele Of the Seewolf.

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A base, or sea-wolfe, bar.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xix I'll maul thee worse than any Sea-Wolf.

1784 André in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 274 The teeth of the Anarrichas Lupus, or Sea-wolf.

1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 433 The genus Anarrhichas, one native species of which, the Sea Wolf, grows to a length of seven feet (A. lupus).

†3. A seal; a sea elephant or sea lion. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > member of

sea-wolfc1550

pinniped1842

Pinnipedia1857

pinnigrade1862

slimskin1884

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 47 The sycond is the selcht quhilk sum men callis the see volue.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xciii. 170/2 We saw..many Sea-wolues [Du. zeewoluen], which they hold for certain signes of the cape de Bona Speranza.

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 67 A great many Sea-wolves lying asleep on their backs, upon the surface of the water.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 517 The future food Of fierce sea-wolves [ϕώκῃσι], and monsters of the flood.

1771 tr. A. J. Pernety Hist. Voy. Malouine Islands (1773) 187 There are several kinds of sea wolves and lions.

1839 R. Hamilton Nat. Hist. Amphibious Carnivora (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia VIII) 208 (note) The Proboscis Seal or Elephant Seal..is also..the Sea-Wolf of Pernetty.

4. quasi-archaic. A pirate, sea-robber. In later use also: a privateer vessel.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate

sea-thiefc1050

skimmera1387

scummera1398

galliotc1425

reaver1434

piratea1475

freebooter1570

sea-rover1579

filibuster1591

water rat1600

water thief1600

picaroon1624

sea-rata1640

Algerine1657

marooner1661

rat1675

Likedeelers1764

Viking1807

sea-wolf1837

piratess1862

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > privateer or pirate ship > [noun] > privateer

Dunkirker1588

Dunkirk1599

she-Dunkirk1623

Dunker1630

privateer?1641

private man of war1646

caper1657

letter(s) of mart ship1695

caperera1698

letter of marque ship1703

letter(s) of mart man1704

letter of marque1768

shaving-mill1781

ship-privateer1799

sea-wolf1884

1837 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VI. l. 637 While they [sc. the French] were talking about sea wolves and maritime skill.

1863 H. W. Longfellow Musician's Tale xix. vii, in Tales Wayside Inn 154 Sullenly answered Ulf, The old sea-wolf.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Sea-wolves, a name for privateers.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Sept. 5/2 Against fast sea-wolves of the Alabama type, we are tolerably secure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	sea-wolf
释义	sea-wolfn. †1. A fabulous amphibious beast of prey. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > miscellaneous types of > like an animal sea-wolf1297 water bulla1731 water cow1794 ngarara1901 troll-bull1902 jackalope1950 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 2812 Ac after hom þer ssal arise a worm of germanye & þe se wolf him ssal bringe vp. 1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 18^v The Lyon salueth his sicknesse by eating the Sea woolfe. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 749 The sea-wolfe of the ancient writers..is..a Foure-footed-Beast that liueth both on sea & land, satisfiing his hunger on the most part vpon fishes. 2. A voracious sea-fish; esp. the bass, Labrax lupus, and the wolf-fish, Anarhichas lupus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Blennioidei > anarrhicas lupus (wolf-fish) sea-wolf1390 wolf's-foot1443 wolf-fish1569 swine-fish1598 sea-cat1601 catfish1620 stone-biter1731 rock salmon1831 swine1844 Murray catfish1873 rock eel1969 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > genus Labrax > labrax lupus (sea-wolf) sea-wolf1390 bass1530 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 265 Sche tok therafter the bouele Of the Seewolf. 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A base, or sea-wolfe, bar. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. xix I'll maul thee worse than any Sea-Wolf. 1784 André in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 274 The teeth of the Anarrichas Lupus, or Sea-wolf. 1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 433 The genus Anarrhichas, one native species of which, the Sea Wolf, grows to a length of seven feet (A. lupus). †3. A seal; a sea elephant or sea lion. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Pinnipedia (seal, sea lion, or walrus) > [noun] > member of sea-wolfc1550 pinniped1842 Pinnipedia1857 pinnigrade1862 slimskin1884 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 47 The sycond is the selcht quhilk sum men callis the see volue. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xciii. 170/2 We saw..many Sea-wolues [Du. zeewoluen], which they hold for certain signes of the cape de Bona Speranza. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 67 A great many Sea-wolves lying asleep on their backs, upon the surface of the water. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 517 The future food Of fierce sea-wolves [ϕώκῃσι], and monsters of the flood. 1771 tr. A. J. Pernety Hist. Voy. Malouine Islands (1773) 187 There are several kinds of sea wolves and lions. 1839 R. Hamilton Nat. Hist. Amphibious Carnivora (Naturalist's Libr.: Mammalia VIII) 208 (note) The Proboscis Seal or Elephant Seal..is also..the Sea-Wolf of Pernetty. 4. quasi-archaic. A pirate, sea-robber. In later use also: a privateer vessel. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > pirate sea-thiefc1050 skimmera1387 scummera1398 galliotc1425 reaver1434 piratea1475 freebooter1570 sea-rover1579 filibuster1591 water rat1600 water thief1600 picaroon1624 sea-rata1640 Algerine1657 marooner1661 rat1675 Likedeelers1764 Viking1807 sea-wolf1837 piratess1862 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > privateer or pirate ship > [noun] > privateer Dunkirker1588 Dunkirk1599 she-Dunkirk1623 Dunker1630 privateer?1641 private man of war1646 caper1657 letter(s) of mart ship1695 caperera1698 letter of marque ship1703 letter(s) of mart man1704 letter of marque1768 shaving-mill1781 ship-privateer1799 sea-wolf1884 1837 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VI. l. 637 While they [sc. the French] were talking about sea wolves and maritime skill. 1863 H. W. Longfellow Musician's Tale xix. vii, in Tales Wayside Inn 154 Sullenly answered Ulf, The old sea-wolf. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Sea-wolves, a name for privateers. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Sept. 5/2 Against fast sea-wolves of the Alabama type, we are tolerably secure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1297
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