Main Entry: ¹snake

Pronunciation: \ˈsnāk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English snaca; akin to Old Norse snakr snake, Old High German snahhan to crawl

Date: before 12th century

1 : any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
2 : a worthless or treacherous fellow
3 : something (as a plumber's snake) resembling a snake

— snake·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective