snake doctor
noun
South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
a hellgrammite.
Origin of snake doctor
1First recorded in 1790–1800
regional variation note For snake doctor
1. See dragonfly.
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How to use snake doctor in a sentence
Then the Snake-Doctor desisted, gathering back the thing again.
A Secret of the Lebombo | Bertram MitfordThen the Snake-Doctor began to call in his horrible myrmidons.
A Secret of the Lebombo | Bertram MitfordDown South the colored people believe the dragon fly brings dead snakes to life, and they call it snake doctor.
The Insect Folk | Margaret Warner MorleySomething fearful beyond words, for, had not the Snake-Doctor claimed him?
A Secret of the Lebombo | Bertram MitfordWith all the patience I could command, I sat awaiting the orders of the snake-doctor.
The Quadroon | Mayne Reid
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