unlicked cub
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Truly, I was an innocent and unlicked cub.
From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)
An unlicked cub; an unformed, ill-educated young man, a young nobleman or gentleman on his travels: an allusion to the story of the bear, said to bring its cub into form by licking.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
This unlicked cub was to come and be a sort of general factotum to him, and do his best to help him with his work, and so on.
From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian
"On the rare occasions that I've had the pleasure of meeting my nephew I've always thought him an unlicked cub," Mr. Linton answered.
From Mates at Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant
An unlicked cub is an insult to creation.
From The Lamp in the Desert by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
