wolf's ticket en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Russian во́лчий биле́т (vólčij bilét), calque of Polish wilczy bilet.
Meanings
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(historical, rare) In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside.
[…] now, we had narrowly escaped a terrible danger : absolutely certain expulsion with wolf's tickets two days before our graduation from the gymnasium.
1967, Konstantin Paustovsky, The Story of a Life, volume 3, page 241:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolf's tickets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ru во́лчий биле́т (Translations) · pl wilczy bilet (Translations) · be во́ўчы біле́т (Translations) · uk во́вчий біле́т (Translations)