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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIDEWINDER

SIDEWINDER Side "wind `er, n.

1. (Zoöl.) See Horned rattler, under Horned.

2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary. [Slang. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

sidewinder

side wind er 1 |ˈsīdˌwīndər ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndər | ▶noun a pale-colored, nocturnal, burrowing rattlesnake that moves sideways over sand by throwing its body into S-shaped curves. It is found in the deserts of North America. [Crotalus cerastes, family Viperidae. ]

sidewinder

side wind er 2 |ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndər ˈsīdˌwīndər | ▶noun a heavy blow with the fist delivered from or on the side.

Oxford Dictionary

sidewinder

sidewinder 1 |ˈsʌɪdˌwʌɪndə | ▶noun a pale-coloured, nocturnal, burrowing rattlesnake that moves sideways over sand by throwing its body into S-shaped curves. It is found in the deserts of North America. ●Crotalus cerastes, family Viperidae.

sidewinder

sidewinder 2 |ˈsʌɪdˌwɪndə | ▶noun N. Amer. a heavy blow with the fist delivered from or on the side.