Wolverine

Definitions

1. A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
2. A native or resident of the American state of Michigan.
3. Someone associated with the University of Michigan, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan.

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Examples

““Wish⟳ I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “ I ain't had a bite⟳ to eat⟳ since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine. … I know⟳ she'd have⟳ give⟳ me another drink⟳ of that old moonshine she has.””

“[The term "Sucker" is] The cognomen of the Illinoians, answering to the Buckeye of Ohio, the Wolverine of Michigan, the Corn-cracker of Kentucky, &c.”

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