ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blacksnake

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈblaksneɪk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Blacksnake is a noun meaning (US) A long, tapering whip.

Meaning

(US) A long, tapering whip.

More Meanings

  1. To whip with a long, tapering whip.
  2. Alternative form of black snake: any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
  3. (chiefly vulgar, slang) A penis, especially a black penis.

Example Sentences

They were slugged and blacksnaked, run through a gauntlet, deposited on cattle cars headed away from the city, and told never to return.
Whenever he and Bell had a row—and their rows got bigger and bitterer—the overseer went out and blacksnaked three or four slaves, for they were the only critters in the shape of man that he could abuse without a comeback.
He said to Stanbrough, “George, you damned son-of-a-bitch, you blacksnaked my aunt with a blacksnake, and I am going to wear this out on you, ” and began striking him with the buggy whip. He struck the deceased several times .
A settler on the Muddy River was more blunt : "injuns killed a calf the other day we did em up and Blacksnaked [bullwhipped] em I ges they will know better next time made them sing Ki hi Ki hi they have ben good as little pigs since.

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Related dictionary entries include whipsnake, snakeskin, snakeline, blindsnake, scorpion, adder.

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