wolf's-head \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: Middle English wolfesheved, from Old English wulfeshēafod, interjection used in wolf-hunting and in pursuing an outlaw, literally, head of a wolf, from wulfes (gen. of wulf wolf) + hēafod head — more at wolf, head 1.archaic: outlaw 2.archaic: outlawry