timber wolf

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timber wolf Meaning of "timber wolf"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America

Synonym(s)

gray wolf, grey wolf

Usage(s):

  1. Very few people have high regard for the timber wolf, an animal popularly supposed to eat up unwary citizens who get lost in the snow.
  2. Thin and grey as a timber wolf, Ward seemed calm, but he had good reason to be nervous.
  3. The timber wolf, waiting outside, slipped into the kitchen.
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