copperhead

cop·per·head

noun \ˈkä-pər-ˌhed\

Definition of COPPERHEAD

1

: a common pit viper (Agkistrodon contortrix) of the eastern and central United States usually having a copper-colored head and often a reddish-brown hourglass pattern on the body

2

: a person in the northern states who sympathized with the South during the American Civil War

Illustration of COPPERHEAD

First Known Use of COPPERHEAD

1775

Rhymes with COPPERHEAD

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