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joint snake

joint snake noun: a mythical creature of the southern United States, a snake that can reassemble itself when broken or cut into pieces.

Noun

joint snake (plural joint snakes)

  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

Forms of joint snake

pluraljoint snakes

Questions about joint snake

What does joint snake mean?
Joint snake means a mythical creature of the southern United States, a snake that can reassemble itself when broken or cut into pieces.
What part of speech is joint snake?
Joint snake is a noun.
What is the plural of joint snake?
The plural of joint snake is joint snakes.

Words near joint snake in the dictionary

  1. joint operations
  2. joint pine
  3. joint pines
  4. joint probabilities
  5. joint probability
  6. joint snake
  7. joint snakes
  8. joint space
  9. joint spaces
  10. joint tenancies
  11. joint tenancy

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