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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WARWOOF, n. Sc. form and usage of Eng. werewolf, warwolf: a puny child, or an ill-grown person of whatever age (Ags. 1808 Jam., s.v. Warwolf). See note to Wirl, n.
