WOLF
NOUNS
1400 ► LESSES the dung of a ‘ravenous’ animal, as a wild boar, wolf, or bear → hunting usage obs.
1641 ► KENNEL a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions
1852 ► LOBO a gray wolf → Amer. dial.
1877 ► LOAFER the gray wolf → Amer. dial.
1930 ► MOUNTAIN NIGHTINGALE a nickname for the gray wolf → Amer. dial.
1976 ► LOVER WOLF the gray wolf → Amer. dial.