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They were everywhere (lemmy.world)
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[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

Considering how gossip and stories tend to be passed down, my bet is that someone once saw a bunch of people that wore wolf skins over their heads (think roman velites) and, from mouth to mouth exaggeration, it became "walking, talking dogs/wolves"

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