blacksnaken.

Brit.

/ˈblaksneɪk/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌsneɪk/

Forms: see black adj. and n. and snake n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., snake n.

Etymology: < black adj. + snake n.

1. Any of various dark-coloured snakes; esp. (a) U.S. either of two harmless colubrids, the racer ( Coluber constrictor) and the rat snake ( Elaphe obsoleta); (b) Australian the venomous snake Pseudechis porphyriacus (family Elapidae).

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus or member of genus Coluber

corn-snake1676

blacksnake1694

wampum snake1737

coluber1754

pilot snake1793

wampum1819

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Natrix

blacksnake1694

necklace-snake1753

garter-snake1775

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus or member of genus Coluber > coluber constrictor (racer)

blacksnake1694

runner1795

racer1818

1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 135 The Black Snake, is the largest [snake in Virginia] I think.

1775 A. Burnaby Trav. Middle Settlements N.-Amer. 10 Reptiles and insects are almost innumerable: some of them are indeed harmless and beautiful; such as the black-snake, the bead-snake, the garter-snake, the fire-fly.

1795 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales (1798) I. 404 A convict, on entering the door of his hut, was bit in the foot by a black snake.

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 97 The Black Snake..grows to a great length, but possesses no poisonous qualities.

1853 F. P. Fleming Kaffraria 82 The Whip Snake, the Black Snake, the Night Adder, and the House Viper, are all of them venomous in their nature.

1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 708/1 None of my venomous acquaintances..black-snake, whip-snake, coral-snake, or viper.

1926 J. K. Strecker in J. F. Dobie Rainbow in Morning 76 W. S. Blatchley..speaker of many ‘lies’ about the blue racer, or blacksnake.

1956 A. C. C. Lock Trop. Tapestry 103 Next morning we study the dead reptile, a red-bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus.

1995 H. Roth Conversat. Country Store 173 Said he seen a blacksnake and a copperhead go to fighting one time.

2. U.S. figurative. In full blacksnake whip. A long whiplash.

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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > whip or scourge > whip-lash

stringc1000

lashc1381

whiplash1573

metal1611

voorslag1833

blacksnake1854

1854 A. G. Brackett Gen. Lane's Brigade Central Mexico xi. 279 We were all armed with long blacksnake whips.

1864 J. Fisk Exped. Rocky Mts. 5 A ‘black snake’..brought him on his legs.

1883 Harper's Mag. Mar. 495/1 The..drivers trudged beside them..cracking huge ‘black-snakes’ at the animals.

1901 S. E. White Westerners xxxiv. 310 He snapped the lash of his black-snake whip.

1921 C. E. Weller Yesterday vi. 46 Two ugly looking weapons, one a rawhide and the other what was known as a ‘blacksnake,’ both of which bore evidence of recent use.

2009 A. Brennert Honolulu vii. 126 Chasing down a houseful of wrongdoers, cracking his blacksnake whip above his head.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

blacksnakev.

Brit.

/ˈblaksneɪk/, U.S.

/ˈblækˌsneɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: blacksnake n.

Etymology: < blacksnake n.

U.S.

transitive. To flog with a blacksnake whip (blacksnake n. 2).

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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > whip or scourge > soundly or severely

scourge1297

bebreech1617

horsewhip1768

cart-whip1788

knout1790

stripe1843

quirt1846

kurbash1850

blacksnake1864

bullwhip1876

sjambok1881

1864 J. K. P. Miller Jrnl. 1 Oct. in A. F. Rolle Road Virginia City (1960) i. 29 Getting excited I jumped in and ‘Black Snaked the horses’ quite lively.

1870 ‘M. Twain’ in Galaxy Dec. 878/2 I lay I'll blacksnake you within an inch of your life!

1926 R. H. Davis Over my Left Shoulder vii. 75 He..got a big hand every night when I blacksnakes him in the second act.

1935 H. L. Davis Honey in Horn xii. 183 His uncle blacksnaked him for coming home late.

1987 R. A. Bruns Damndest Radical xii. 121 They were slugged and blacksnaked, run through a gauntlet, deposited on cattle cars headed away from the city, and told never to return.

2006 T. A. Green Greenwood Libr. Amer. Folktales I. 182 Whenever he and Bell had a row..the overseer went out and blacksnaked three or four slaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blacksnake
释义	blacksnaken. Brit. /ˈblaksneɪk/, U.S. /ˈblækˌsneɪk/ Forms: see black adj. and n. and snake n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., snake n. Etymology: < black adj. + snake n. 1. Any of various dark-coloured snakes; esp. (a) U.S. either of two harmless colubrids, the racer ( Coluber constrictor) and the rat snake ( Elaphe obsoleta); (b) Australian the venomous snake Pseudechis porphyriacus (family Elapidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus or member of genus Coluber corn-snake1676 blacksnake1694 wampum snake1737 coluber1754 pilot snake1793 wampum1819 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > member of genus Natrix blacksnake1694 necklace-snake1753 garter-snake1775 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Colubridae > genus or member of genus Coluber > coluber constrictor (racer) blacksnake1694 runner1795 racer1818 1694 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 135 The Black Snake, is the largest [snake in Virginia] I think. 1775 A. Burnaby Trav. Middle Settlements N.-Amer. 10 Reptiles and insects are almost innumerable: some of them are indeed harmless and beautiful; such as the black-snake, the bead-snake, the garter-snake, the fire-fly. 1795 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales (1798) I. 404 A convict, on entering the door of his hut, was bit in the foot by a black snake. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 97 The Black Snake..grows to a great length, but possesses no poisonous qualities. 1853 F. P. Fleming Kaffraria 82 The Whip Snake, the Black Snake, the Night Adder, and the House Viper, are all of them venomous in their nature. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 708/1 None of my venomous acquaintances..black-snake, whip-snake, coral-snake, or viper. 1926 J. K. Strecker in J. F. Dobie Rainbow in Morning 76 W. S. Blatchley..speaker of many ‘lies’ about the blue racer, or blacksnake. 1956 A. C. C. Lock Trop. Tapestry 103 Next morning we study the dead reptile, a red-bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus. 1995 H. Roth Conversat. Country Store 173 Said he seen a blacksnake and a copperhead go to fighting one time. 2. U.S. figurative. In full blacksnake whip. A long whiplash. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > instrument or place of corporal punishment > [noun] > whip or scourge > whip-lash stringc1000 lashc1381 whiplash1573 metal1611 voorslag1833 blacksnake1854 1854 A. G. Brackett Gen. Lane's Brigade Central Mexico xi. 279 We were all armed with long blacksnake whips. 1864 J. Fisk Exped. Rocky Mts. 5 A ‘black snake’..brought him on his legs. 1883 Harper's Mag. Mar. 495/1 The..drivers trudged beside them..cracking huge ‘black-snakes’ at the animals. 1901 S. E. White Westerners xxxiv. 310 He snapped the lash of his black-snake whip. 1921 C. E. Weller Yesterday vi. 46 Two ugly looking weapons, one a rawhide and the other what was known as a ‘blacksnake,’ both of which bore evidence of recent use. 2009 A. Brennert Honolulu vii. 126 Chasing down a houseful of wrongdoers, cracking his blacksnake whip above his head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blacksnakev. Brit. /ˈblaksneɪk/, U.S. /ˈblækˌsneɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: blacksnake n. Etymology: < blacksnake n. U.S. transitive. To flog with a blacksnake whip (blacksnake n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > whip or scourge > soundly or severely scourge1297 bebreech1617 horsewhip1768 cart-whip1788 knout1790 stripe1843 quirt1846 kurbash1850 blacksnake1864 bullwhip1876 sjambok1881 1864 J. K. P. Miller Jrnl. 1 Oct. in A. F. Rolle Road Virginia City (1960) i. 29 Getting excited I jumped in and ‘Black Snaked the horses’ quite lively. 1870 ‘M. Twain’ in Galaxy Dec. 878/2 I lay I'll blacksnake you within an inch of your life! 1926 R. H. Davis Over my Left Shoulder vii. 75 He..got a big hand every night when I blacksnakes him in the second act. 1935 H. L. Davis Honey in Horn xii. 183 His uncle blacksnaked him for coming home late. 1987 R. A. Bruns Damndest Radical xii. 121 They were slugged and blacksnaked, run through a gauntlet, deposited on cattle cars headed away from the city, and told never to return. 2006 T. A. Green Greenwood Libr. Amer. Folktales I. 182 Whenever he and Bell had a row..the overseer went out and blacksnaked three or four slaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1694v.1864
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