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noun
Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A long, tapering whip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A penis, especially a black penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, vulgar
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verb
To whip with a long, tapering whip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: black racer, Coluber constrictor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: racer
Narrower terms: blue racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventris
noun
large harmless shiny black North American snake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: black rat snake, pilot blacksnake, mountain blacksnake, Elaphe obsoleta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rat snake
History
From black + snake.
