transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌsnāk ]
noun
Date: 1634
1. : any of several snakes that are largely black or very dark in color: as
a. : a black racer ( Coluber constrictor constrictor )
b. : a rat snake ( Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta )
2. : a long tapering braided whip of rawhide or leather