snakebite

[ sneyk-bahyt ]

/ ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt /

the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.

the resulting painful, toxic condition.

Origin of snakebite

First recorded in 1830–40; snake + bite

More than one naturalist had died of fever or snakebite, or had been killed by savages.

Grace Harlowe's Problem |Jessie Graham Flower
It is among the symptoms of snakebite poisoning one of the most interesting ones, but also one most difficult of explanation.

On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote |A. Mueller
And I never go a step out of the house in the summer without my snakebite kit.

The Heritage of the Hills |Arthur P. Hankins
These are the inferences drawn by men, who, practising in towns, have probably never seen a case of snakebite.

On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote |A. Mueller

Snakebite and its cure have always been the despair of medical science.

On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote |A. Mueller

snakebite

/ (ˈsneɪkˌbaɪt) /

a bite inflicted by a snake, esp a venomous one

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