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snake-bite, n. (Sense 1: formerly at snake n. 9 a in Dict.)|ˈsneɪkbaɪt|
Also without hyphen and as one word.
[f. snake n. + bite n.]
1. A bite given by a snake.
1839Penny Cycl. XIII. 161/1 It is also one of their remedies for snake-bites, but is no doubt inefficacious. 1880Cassell's Nat. Hist. IV. iv. 323 The population being dense, it is reasonable to expect that great mortality would occur from Snake bites every year. 1894A. Robertson Nuggets 73 She knows as much about snake-bite as any doctor. 1944Living off Land vi. 125 In looking after a snake bite patient.., remember the three ‘dont's’. 1965R. & D. Morris Men & Snakes iv. 101 The commonest symptoms are fright and fear of death. Convincing reassurance is vital at all stages. Death from snake-bite is rare. 1989V. Singh Jaya Ganga 25, I don't mind, sonny, if you die of a snake-bite, but I'd hate it if you died of the fear of a snake-bite.
2. a. Strong alcoholic drink, esp. whisky of inferior quality. U.S. slang.
1928Daily Express 12 Dec. 10/5 It is not really bad wine... It is an acquired taste, but it is better than the ‘snake-bite’ contraband whisky or the synthetic gin. 1979A. Boyle Climate of Treason xi. 434 Only the bottle—‘snake-bite’ was his word for it—could ease the mysterious pain by drowning it. 1981Time 2 Feb. 78/2 For down-the-hatch topers, Chicago's Rodeo offers a selection of booze that includes Redeye whisky, Rotgut Scotch, Panther gin and Snakebite vodka.
b. A mixed drink of cider and lager. Brit. colloq.
1983New Society 2 June 333/1 {pstlg}13.65 a week to pay for..clothes, ‘snake bites’ (cider and lager), ‘tabs’ (cigarettes). 1985L. Lochhead True Confessions 103 Hogmanay saw Frank and me delirious On five pernod and blackcurrants plus four cans Of special plus a snakebite We didny know how to make right. 1989Independent 22 Dec. 15/2 Lads now greying at the temples swapped stories of the best Quo gigs... It was definitely '73 in Malvern, when they drank miles too much snake bite. 1993New Scientist 6 Feb. 21/2 Solvent and substance sniffing first came to prominence in Britain..in the late 1970s, along with ‘snakebite’. |