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blacksnake
or black snake
[ blak-sneyk ]
/ ˈblækˌsneɪk /
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noun
Also called black racer. a blackish racer, Coluber constrictor subspecies, of the eastern U.S., that grows to a length of 6 feet (1.8 meters).
a heavy, tapering, flexible whip of braided cowhide or the like.
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British Dictionary definitions for blacksnake
blacksnake
/ (ˈblækˌsneɪk) /
noun
any of several Old World black venomous elapid snakes, esp Pseudechis porphyriacus (Australian blacksnake)
any of various dark nonvenomous snakes, such as Coluber constrictor (black racer)
US and Canadian a long heavy pliant whip of braided leather or rawhide
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