lobo

Definition

A wolf.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lobo (“wolf”). Doublet of lupus and wolf.

Example Sentences

• "We used to pay a $20.00 bounty a head on lobos for a good many years, but stopped it because it was abused. Lobo scalps from Arizona, [...]"
• ""That may be so," Donnelly allowed, "but there desperate men around these parts, especially wolfers who have been collecting bounties for lobo scalps since the big snows of the Hard Winter.""