snakebite medicine

dated slang Hard alcohol, especially whiskey. From the (false) folk remedy of drinking alcohol in order to slow one's metabolism after being bitten by a venomous snake, thus reducing the amount of venom that is able to circulate in one's body. My granddad always carried a little flask around with him, and whenever I asked him what he drank out of it, he'd wink and say, "Snakebite medicine." He was so full of snakebite medicine that you could practically smell him from across the room.

snakebite medicine

Inf. inferior whiskey; strong whiskey; homemade whiskey. That old-time snakebite medicine is good for what ails you. snakebite medicine is a tremendous protection against snakebites if you can get the snake to drink the stuff before it bites you.

snakebite medicine

n. inferior whiskey; strong whiskey; homemade whiskey. Snakebite medicine is a tremendous protection against snakebites if you can get the snake to drink the stuff before it tries to bite you.

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释义	snakebite medicine snakebite medicine dated slang Hard alcohol, especially whiskey. From the (false) folk remedy of drinking alcohol in order to slow one's metabolism after being bitten by a venomous snake, thus reducing the amount of venom that is able to circulate in one's body. My granddad always carried a little flask around with him, and whenever I asked him what he drank out of it, he'd wink and say, "Snakebite medicine." He was so full of snakebite medicine that you could practically smell him from across the room. See also: medicine Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. snakebite medicine Inf. inferior whiskey; strong whiskey; homemade whiskey. That old-time snakebite medicine is good for what ails you. snakebite medicine is a tremendous protection against snakebites if you can get the snake to drink the stuff before it bites you. See also: medicine McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. snakebite medicine n. inferior whiskey; strong whiskey; homemade whiskey. Snakebite medicine is a tremendous protection against snakebites if you can get the snake to drink the stuff before it tries to bite you. See also: medicine McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: smash the teapot groggery can't hold (one's) drink liquor drunk as a fiddler fiddler under the influence of alcohol lay off the bottle alcohol have an alcohol problem References in periodicals archive Faiza Kanawal said that snakebite medicines were available at the hospital and she was not aware of any such incident and said that she would check the record and then give any details about the incident. Snakebite kills boy in Murree
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