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joint snake en · NOUN

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1. A mythical creature of the southern United States, a snake that can reassemble itself when broken or cut into pieces.
   • The farmer, however, knowing the habits of joint snakes, had hidden one of the middle pieces in his pocket. 1941, Arkansas: a guide to the state:
   • Nat knew, though he had never seen one, that there were such things as joint snakes and hoop snakes. 1988, Harold Sinclair, American Years:
   • You take them joint snakes, now. That's not one of God's works. You hit one, he breaks into pieces, layin' on the ground like a broken icicle... 2007, Gil Adamson, The Outlander:

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hoop snake