DCHP-3

devil

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

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

See: Indian devil,wolverine(def. 1a)

Quotations

1907
[He [the wolverine] is to all intents a part of the tree limb, and the knowledge that all things "come to him who waits" is strongly fixed in his devil brain.]
1911
It is one of the tricks that has earned for the animal the name of "devil!"