dragon's teeth
dragon's teeth
noun pluralDefinition of DRAGON'S TEETH
1
: seeds of strife
2
: wedge-shaped concrete antitank barriers laid in multiple rows
Origin of DRAGON'S TEETH
from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus which sprang up as armed warriors who killed one another off
First Known Use: 1853
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