SNAKEBITE


Meaning of SNAKEBITE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : the bite of a snake ; also : the condition of having been bitten by a venomous snake characterized by stinging pain in the puncture wound, constitutional symptoms, and injury to blood or nerve tissue

2.

a. : bloodroot 1

b. : a common No. American wake-robin ( Trillium cernuum )

3. also snakebite remedy dialect : liquor ; specifically : whiskey

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