Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The bite of a snake.
- noun Poisoning resulting from the bite of a venomous snake.
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- noun countable  The bite of asnake .
- noun uncountable  A mixture ofcider andlager .
- noun   One of a pair of lip piercings , supposed to resemble thefangs of a snake.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake
Etymologies
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Examples
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								As for your allegation that rattlers are a problem, I don't disagree that snakebite is something ranchers sometimes have to deal with, but I'm not sure I buy the argument that it's a big problem. 
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								As for your allegation that rattlers are a problem, I don't disagree that snakebite is something ranchers sometimes have to deal with, but I'm not sure I buy the argument that it's a big problem. 
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								Its called a snakebite, he said, squeezing a brown lime into a glass. I'm Perfect, You're Doomed Kyria Abrahams 2009 
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								I tried a snakebite aka purple the other week in Walkabout just to reminise on old uni times, but I dont think my stomach could take it and i started offering it around!! 
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								Classic "snakebite" puncture, two holes, one on each side of the tube, where it got pinched by impact with a "road hazard." Drawing lines between Us and Them jhetley 2006 
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								According to Wood, one photographer's sister had actually been killed by a poisonous snakebite she suffered while down in one of the caves, so he understandably had an even more intense and personal investment in the project. Linda Constant: Thirsty in Tanzania: Africa's Infrastructure Challenge of Climate Change and Development Linda Constant 2011 
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								According to Wood, one photographer's sister had actually been killed by a poisonous snakebite she suffered while down in one of the caves, so he understandably had an even more intense and personal investment in the project. Linda Constant: Thirsty in Tanzania: Africa's Infrastructure Challenge of Climate Change and Development Linda Constant 2011 
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								Lindbergh had brought a revolver with him and Trippe carried snakebite anti-toxin from the emergency supplies. Helen Davey: Pan Am: A Dream Takes Flight (Part III) Helen Davey 2011 
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								August 16th, 2009 when i feel the snakebite enter my veins when i feel the snakebite enter my veins matociquala 2009 
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								According to Wood, one photographer's sister had actually been killed by a poisonous snakebite she suffered while down in one of the caves, so he understandably had an even more intense and personal investment in the project. Linda Constant: Thirsty in Tanzania: Africa's Infrastructure Challenge of Climate Change and Development Linda Constant 2011 
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