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plumber's snake

American  

noun

  1. snake.

Etymology

Origin of plumber's snake

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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Clogged arteries are either reopened with the equivalent of a plumber's snake or bypassed by vessels borrowed from other parts of the body.

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