snakebite

[ sneyk-bahyt ]

/ ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt /

noun

the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.

the resulting painful, toxic condition.

Nearby words

snake-bird, snake-dance, snake-hipped, snakebird, snakebit, snakebite, snakebite remedy, snakebitten, snakeblenny, snakefish, snakefly

Origin of snakebite

First recorded in 1830–40; snake + bite

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Examples from the Web for snakebite

More than one naturalist had died of fever or snakebite, or had been killed by savages.
Grace Harlowe's Problem|Jessie Graham Flower
It is among the symptoms of snakebite poisoning one of the most interesting ones, but also one most difficult of explanation.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller
And I never go a step out of the house in the summer without my snakebite kit.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins
These are the inferences drawn by men, who, practising in towns, have probably never seen a case of snakebite.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller

Snakebite and its cure have always been the despair of medical science.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller

British Dictionary definitions for snakebite

snakebite

/ (ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt) /

noun

a bite inflicted by a snake, esp a venomous one

a drink of cider and lager

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