whipsnake

or whip snake

[ hwip-sneyk, wip- ]

/ ˈʰwɪpˌsneɪk, ˈwɪp- /

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noun

any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.

any of various similar or related snakes.

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Origin of whipsnake

First recorded in 1765–75; whip + snake

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How to use whipsnake in a sentence

Again, I do not know House Majority Whip Scalise or President Obama personally.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just a week before the start of a new Congress, the new House majority whip is fighting for his political life.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For these Arabs, Iran is the raised (and loaded) head of the snake.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Given how little time they had to whip this project to the finish line, they accomplished a lot.
Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, and Others Crowdsource A Dylan Album|Malcolm Jones|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The black mamba snake slithering towards Lakshmi is highly venomous.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
And that was he also in kilts, at the age of five, wearing long curls and holding a whip in his hand.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).
Uncanny Tales|Various
As commander-in-chief, Bonaparte, for the time being, held the whip hand and could show his dislike by severe reprimands.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for whipsnake

whip snake

noun

any of several long slender fast-moving nonvenomous snakes of the colubrid genus Coluber, such as C. hippocrepis (horseshoe whipsnake) of Eurasia

any of various other slender nonvenomous snakes, such as Masticophis flagellum (coachwhip snake) of the US

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