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Meaning
Noun
●
In Fishing, People, Violence & Vipers:
A North American
rattlesnake
, Crotalus
cerastes
, that
inhabits
lowland
deserts.
●
A person who is
untrustworthy
and dangerous.
●
A
heavy
swinging
blow
from the
side
which
disables
an adversary.
●
In Baseball:
A
pitcher
who
throws
sidearm.
●
A type of
middle-distance
deep-sea
trawler
widely
used during the 1960s and 1970s.
Sourced from
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Origin
sidewinder
English
side
English
side
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
sithon
Proto-Germanic
winder
English
Sourced from
Etym
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