Meanings
wolves1
- pluralplural of wolf
- genitiveobsoletegenitive of wolf
Lŭpātus, a, um, Bridled with a ſharp bit, Sharp like a Wolves teeth.
1679, Elisha Coles, A Dictionary, English-Latin, and Latin-English; […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Richardson, for George Sawbridg, T. Basset, John Wright, Richard Chiswell2 more examples
Fab[le]. CLV. A Shepherd and a Wolves Whelp. A Shepherd took a Sucking Whelp of a Wolfe, and Train’d it up with his Dogs.
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “[The Fables of Æsop, &c.] Fab[le] CLV. A Shepherd and a Wolves Whelp.”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC, page 139[…] for he remembred to have read, that if one of theſe Flowers gather’d in Auguſt, when the Sun is in Leo, and if after wrapp’d up in a Lawrel Leaf, with a Wolves Tooth, this little Pacquet be laid in a Church; […]
1711, [Laurent] B[ordelon], translated by [unknown], A History of the Ridiculous Extravagancies of Monsieur Oufle; […], London: […] J. Morphew, […], page 44
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of wolve
Wolves2
- ball gamesWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- UKslangThe city of Wolverhampton, England.
[…] a resident of Wolverhampton, Kirtan Singh, explained: 'A slum house in Wolves is not worth even £500. […]
2018, Shirin Hirsch, In the shadow of Enoch Powell: Race, locality and resistance
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