Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Snake (-'s)
snake (-'s), n. [OE snaca.]
- Serpent; [fig.] interruption; surprise; startling noise; sudden movement.
- Long legless cold-blooded reptile; [fig.] enemy; adversary.
- Adder; [fig.] apparition; delusion; phantom thought; opposing force.
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