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单词 to eat snakes
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to eat (or feed on) snakes
c. to eat (or feed on) snakes, as a means of renewing one's youth or vigour. Obsolete.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > age > youth > [verb (intransitive)] > renew one's youth
to eat (or feed on) snakesa1627
a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 61 He hath left of late to feed on snakes, His beards turnd white again.
1630 T. Dekker Second Pt. Honest Whore i. ii. 46 Hip..you looke youthfull still. Orl. I eate Snakes, my Lord, I eate Snakes. My heart shall neuer haue a wrinkle in it.
1637 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Elder Brother iv. iv. sig. H3v That you have eate a snake, and are growne young, gamesome, and rampant.
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