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(Encyclopedia) coyotecoyotekīˈōt, kīōˈtē [key] or prairie wolf, small, swift wolf, Canis latrans, native to W North America. Historically found in deserts, prairies, open woodlands, and brush country…Howlin' Wolf
(Encyclopedia) Howlin' Wolf, 1910–76, African-American blues singer and composer, b. White Station, Miss., as Chester Arthur Burnett. Exposed to blues performers from childhood, he sang locally and…Lone Wolf
(Encyclopedia) Lone Wolf, d. 1879, Kiowa Chief. He led some Kiowas on raids in 1874 after his son had been killed by whites, but he was defeated and with a number of followers was deported to Florida…Anubis
(Encyclopedia) AnubisAnubisən&oomacr;ˈbĭs [key], Egyptian god of the dead. He presided over the embalming of the dead and is represented as a jackal-, wolf-, or dog-headed man.Wolff, Christian von
(Encyclopedia) Wolff or Wolf, Christian vonWolff or Wolf, Christian vonkrĭsˈtyän fən vôlf [key], 1679–1754, German philosopher. One of the first to use the German language instead of Latin, he…De Wolfe, Billy
actorBirthplace: Wollaston, Mass.Born: 1907Died: 1974Brewer's: Cry Wolf
(See Wolf.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Crystal HillsCry Vinegar A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Wolf Men
Giraldus Cambrensis tells us (Opera, vol. v. p. 119) that Irishmen can be “changed into wolves.” Nennius asserts that the “descendants of wolves are…Brewer's: Wolf-month
or Wolf-monath. The Saxon name for January, because “people are wont always in that month to be in more danger of being devoured by wolves than in any…Brewer's: Wolf's-bane
The Germans call all poisonous herbs “banes,” and the Greeks, mistaking the word for “beans,” translated it by kuamoî, as they did “hen-bane” (…Trending
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