keeping the wolf from the door

A form of keep the wolf from the door — To ward off poverty or hunger.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep the wolf from the door.
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APA

keeping the wolf from the door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20the%20wolf%20from%20the%20door

MLA

“keeping the wolf from the door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20the%20wolf%20from%20the%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keeping the wolf from the door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20the%20wolf%20from%20the%20door.

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