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er of an epitaph. [R.] The common in their speeches epitaph upon him . . . "He lived as a wolf and died as a dog." Bp. Hall.

arge and powerful dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.

The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.

r surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth. With her nails She 'll flay thy wolfish visage. Shak.

A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. Shak.

A writer of fragments; as, the fragmentist of Wolfenbüttel. [R.]

gans. Genital cord (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and Müllerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.

The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak.

The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.

Hunting spider (Zoöl.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. -- Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6.

several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.

A wolf (Canis pallipes), found in India, allied to the jackal.

forth at one time, by a sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig. A wolf came to a sow, and very kindly offered to take care of her litter. D. Estrange. Reflect upon numerous litter of strange, senseless opinions that crawl about the world. South.

A werewolf; a lycanthrope.

The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.

Wolfish; ravenous. Gauden.

The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.

A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a werewolf.

The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf. Lowell.

; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.