black snake

Variant of blacksnake

blacksnake definition

☆ black·snake (-snāk′)

noun

  1. any of various black or dark-colored snakes, esp. a slender, harmless racer (Coluber constrictor) found in the U.S.
  2. a long, heavy whip of braided leather or rawhide
Also black snake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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