/blak"snayk'/ , n.
1. Also called black racer . a blackish racer, Coluber constrictor subspecies, of the eastern U.S., that grows to a length of 6 ft. (1.8 m).
2. any of various other snakes of a black or very dark color.
3. a heavy, tapering, flexible whip of braided cowhide or the like.
Also, black snake .
[ 1625-35, Amer.; BLACK + SNAKE ]