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Meanings of blacksnake in English

Portuguese
corredora-azul

Blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet.

corredora-azul

Large harmless shiny black North American snake.

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Examples for "black racer"
Examples for "black racer"
1
Therefore he is now the black racer.
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
2
And that is why the black racer darts around and doubles on his track as if trying to escape.
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
3
It occurred to Scarlett (not that she gave a damn) that she was probably way underdressed in her jeans and black racer-back tank.
L.a. candy
4
"He's a black racer!"
The Bobbsey Twins in the Country
Usage of blacksnake in English
1
The strip of leather hung from his clenched fist like a dead blacksnake.
IT
2
A blacksnake had been crossing the gravel and she veered to run over it.
Crooked letter, crooked letter
3
Joe saw a huge blacksnake squirming in the grass.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
4
He had been teaming in the nearby woods, and the blacksnake whip was in his hands.
Rolf in the Woods
5
It was quite on the cards that the old-timer might use a blacksnake whip on him.
Oh, You Tex!
6
Then he whirled the blacksnake over his head.
Harrigan
7
He swung a blacksnake whip around him, and the lash fell savagely on two gray horses.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 / Little J...
8
But there was no escape from the deadly blacksnake that was cutting his flesh to ribbons.
Oh, You Tex!
9
He can handle a blacksnake like a demon.
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
10
The vicious reports rang out against the drum of the motor like the cracking of a blacksnake-whip.
The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
11
He carried the blacksnake in his hands, drawing it caressingly through his hands as Borgson had done.
Harrigan
12
James did what he could to pull her along, Douglas plied the blacksnake; but to no avail.
Judith of the Godless Valley
13
They were young animals and they had been unused, until this day, to the touch of the blacksnake.
Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill; Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret
14
Emma Dean whispered to Nora that it looked like a blacksnake all coiled up and ready to jump.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert
15
You see he had seen little Luke's battle with the blacksnake and was drumming and screaming for joy.
The Magic Speech Flower / or Little Luke and His Animal Friends
16
It's a blacksnake and a monster.
A Man and a Woman
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Translations for blacksnake
Portuguese
corredora-azul
Blacksnake through the time