Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
blowing-snake .
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Examples
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(Toxicophis); and the spreading-adder, of the order Vipera berus.
With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914
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The spreading-adder has a short and not very thick body, and is dark in color.
With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914
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