snakebite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sneganą Proto-Germanic *snakaną Proto-West Germanic *snakan Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Germanic *-ô Proto-West Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *snakō Old English snaca Middle English snake English snake Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-West Germanic *bītan Old English bītan Middle English biten English bite English snakebite From snake + bite.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:literal) The bite of a snake.
Mohamed's father said his son was a studious young man with a passion for soccer. "He was someone that we all thought would go very far," he said. Mohamed was the third member of his family to suffer a fatal snakebite within 12 months.
2022 November 7, Sam Bradpiece, “At Guinea's only specialized snakebite clinic, doctors need luck and antivenom”, in NPR:For Tim Friede, who's now the director of herpetology at Centivax, it's about helping the people impacted by venomous snakebites worldwide. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new antivenom cocktail, he says he was happy.
2025 May 2, Ari Daniel, “He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom”, in NPR:The majority of snakebites occur on the hands, feet and ankles. […] Most modern over-the-counter snakebite kits consist of a suction device for drawing out venom from the bite wound.
(Can we date this quote?), “Snake Safety”, in USDA, pages 1, 2:
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(countable, qualifier:alcoholic beverages, uncountable) A cocktail made with equal parts lager and hard cider.
We agreed to go down to the bar and get a snakebite together, […]
2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 231:
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(countable) A pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.
Ellie recently got a navel piercing and snakebites.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snakebites | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| snake-bite | alternative | lexicographic | |
| snake bite | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
snakebite and black · snakey B
Hypernyms
alcoholic beverage · cocktail · drink · beverage
Relateds
Translations (19)
hi सर्पदंश (bite of a snake) · kmr pêvêdana mar (bite of a snake) · sa सर्पदंश (bite of a snake) · de Schlangenbiss (bite of a snake) · tft tofa (bite of a snake) · ca picada de serp (bite of a snake) · cmn 蛇咬傷 /蛇咬伤 (bite of a snake) · da slangebid (bite of a snake) · hu kígyóharapás (bite of a snake) · te పాముకాటు (bite of a snake) · pt mordida de cobra (bite of a snake) · es mordida de serpiente (bite of a snake) · bg ухапване от змия (bite of a snake) · es mordedura de culebra (bite of a snake) · hu kígyómarás (bite of a snake) · tl tuklaw (bite of a snake) · pt picada de cobra (bite of a snake) · sv ormbett (bite of a snake) · nl slangenbeet (bite of a snake)