ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: side (I) + winder
1. : a heavy swinging blow from the side
2. : a small pale-colored desert rattlesnake ( Crotalus cerastes ) of the southwestern United States that does not crawl but moves by throwing the body forward in a series of loops — called also horned rattlesnake
3.
a. : a falling tree that upon hitting another tree rolls on its axis
b. : a tree knocked down by a falling tree
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