The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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Fig.: One who gluts himself.
Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.
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(Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ( Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the size of a large badger; called also wolverine, wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
Glutton bird (Zo["o]l.), the giant fulmar ( Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of wolverine English)
Usage examples of "wolverene".
In short, it was, as the reader may have guessed, a wolverene, or glutton, an animal rarely seen in Maine even by the early settlers, for its habitat is much farther north.
None of them are arboreal, although in olden times marvellous tales were told of the wolverene or glutton as being in the habit of dropping down from branches of trees on the backs of large animals, clinging on to them and draining their life blood as they fled.
The Indian form of Wolverene is a slighter and much smaller animal, with a still more weasel-like appearance.
The tracks of foxes, wolves, wolverenes, and martens, were very numerous.
The Indian form of Wolverene is a slighter and much smaller animal, with a still more weasel-like appearance.