DCHP-1 Online

glutton † [see 1912 quote]

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

  See also: wolverine (def. 1a)  

  • 1784  I have reason to think that the Glutton of the old writers is the same with this animal. . . .
  • 1823  The rosomack or glutton, though not so numerous, is a more dangerous enemy.
  • 1912,  (1913)  By a freak of popular etymology this animal received the name of "glutton." Its Finnish name is fiael-frass, "dweller among rocks," corrupted by the Germans into vielfrass, 'glutton.'
  • 1926  Carcajou--the wolverine and glutton--stared at the pack-sack, then slid down and began tearing it. . . .