black racer

noun

1. blacksnake ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of black racer¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

I saw one, Monday was a week, between a black-racer and a rattlesnake.

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The uksu′hĭ is the mountain blacksnake or black racer (Coluber obsoletus).

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Conant (1938:53) recorded a black racer from Ohio that had a smaller individual of its own species in its stomach.

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And that is why the black racer darts around and doubles on his track as if trying to escape.

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