blacksnake, black racer, Coluber constrictor
(noun) blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blacksnake (plural blacksnakes)
Any of several relatively harmless North American snakes.
(US) A long, tapering whip.
Source: Wiktionary
Black" snake` or Black"snake, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis, seven or eight feet long.
Note: The name is also applied to various other black serpents, as Natrix atra of Jamaica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
