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snake

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1. snake - Noun

2. snake - Verb

3. Snake - Proper noun

Meaning

Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.

To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with out.

To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

To crawl like a snake.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. W. C. Fields

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. Ambrose Bierce

There's a snake lurking in the grass. Virgil

The bee gets honey from the same flower where the snake sucks her poison. Armenian Proverb

A snake can change its skin but not its disposition. Persian Proverb

When the snake is old, the frog will tease him. Persian Proverb

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