"snakebite" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snakebite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: snakebites [plural], snake bite [alternative], snake-bite [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English snake Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-West Germanic *bītan Old English bītan Middle English biten English bite English snakebite From snake + bite. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|snake|bite|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English snake Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-West Germanic *bītan Old English bītan Middle English biten English bite English snakebite [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bītaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*bītan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bītan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "biten", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "snakebite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="snakebite"> From snake + bite. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} snakebite (countable and uncountable, plural snakebites)
  1. (countable, literal) The bite of a snake. Tags: countable Translations (bite of a snake): ухапване от змия (uhapvane ot zmija) [neuter] (Bulgarian), picada de serp [feminine] (Catalan), 蛇咬傷 /蛇咬伤 (Chinese Mandarin), slangebid [neuter] (Danish), slangenbeet [masculine] (Dutch), Schlangenbiss [masculine] (German), सर्पदंश (sarpadañś) [masculine] (Hindi), kígyómarás (Hungarian), kígyóharapás (Hungarian), pêvêdana mar [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), mordida de cobra [feminine] (Portuguese), picada de cobra [feminine] (Portuguese), सर्पदंश (sarpadaṃśa) (Sanskrit), mordida de serpiente [feminine] (Spanish), mordedura de culebra [feminine] (Spanish), ormbett [neuter] (Swedish), tuklaw (Tagalog), పాముకాటు (pāmukāṭu) (Telugu), tofa (Ternate)
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  2. (countable, uncountable, alcoholic beverages) A cocktail made with equal parts lager and hard cider. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: cocktail, alcoholic beverage, beverage, drink
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  3. (countable) A pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake. Tags: countable Coordinate_terms: angel bites
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snakebite and black, snakey B Related terms: snake wine

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