"blacksnake" meaning in English

See blacksnake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblaksneɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blacksnake.wav Forms: blacksnakes [plural]
Etymology: From black + snake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|snake}} black + snake Head templates: {{en-noun}} blacksnake (plural blacksnakes)
  1. Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: black snake (extra: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes) Categories (topical): Weapons Categories (lifeform): Snakes
    Sense id: en-blacksnake-en-noun-whukEzW2 Disambiguation of Weapons: 85 8 2 6 Disambiguation of Snakes: 87 7 2 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 34 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 14 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 9 2 5
  2. (US) A long, tapering whip. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-blacksnake-en-noun-AGtjgZAi Categories (other): American English
  3. (chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis. Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-blacksnake-en-noun-s3zoV-oz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black-snake

Verb

IPA: /ˈblaksneɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blacksnake.wav Forms: blacksnakes [present, singular, third-person], blacksnaking [participle, present], blacksnaked [participle, past], blacksnaked [past]
Etymology: From black + snake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|snake}} black + snake Head templates: {{en-verb}} blacksnake (third-person singular simple present blacksnakes, present participle blacksnaking, simple past and past participle blacksnaked)
  1. To whip with a long, tapering whip.
    Sense id: en-blacksnake-en-verb-rCdq8xkg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black-snake

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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