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Blacksnake

noun

Large harmless shiny black North American snake. Synonyms: black rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta, mountain blacksnake, pilot blacksnake.

Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet. Synonyms: black racer, Coluber constrictor.

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"Blacksnake" Quotes from Famous Books

... punishment.] Scourge — N. scourge, rod, cane, stick; ratan^, rattan; birch, birch rod; azote^, blacksnake^, bullwhack [U.S.], chicote^, kurbash^, quirt, rawhide, sjambok^; rod in pickle; switch, ferule, cudgel, truncheon. whip, bullwhip, lash, strap, thong, cowhide, knout; cat, cat o'nine tails; rope's end. pillory, stocks, whipping ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... bay, her fingers flying as she set him free. Snatching up a big blacksnake whip that lay on the ground, she caught the hames, stretched along the horse's neck, and, for the first time, the fine, big fellow felt on his back the quality of the lash that Duncan was accustomed to crack over him. He was frightened, and ran at ...

— Freckles • Gene Stratton-Porter

Words linked to "Blacksnake" : blue racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventris, rat snake, Elaphe, racer, genus Elaphe