black devil

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large fur-bearing animal, Gulo luscus, of the northern forests and tundra, noted for its guile and craftiness.

See: wolverine(def. 1)

Quotations

1793

The Indians in New Brunswick and Lower Canada call him the Black Devil. . . .