DRAGON'S TEETH


Meaning of DRAGON'S TEETH in English

Function: noun plural

Etymology: from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus which sprang up as armed warriors who killed one another off

Date: 1853

1 : seeds of strife

2 : wedge-shaped concrete antitank barriers laid in multiple rows

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.