sidewinder

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English

A horned rattlesnake

Etymology

From side +‎ winder (“one who winds or wends, traveller”), from the sideways, looping manner in which they move.

Pronunciation

Noun

sidewinder (plural sidewinders)

  1. A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
  2. (slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
  3. (slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
  4. (baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
  5. A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
  6. A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.

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Verb

sidewinder (third-person singular simple present sidewinders, present participle sidewindering, simple past and past participle sidewindered)

  1. Synonym of sidewind.

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