SIDEWINDER

sidewinder, horned rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes

(noun) small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

sidewinder

(noun) air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sidewinder (plural sidewinders)

A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.

(slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.

(slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.

(baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.

A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.

Source: Wiktionary

Side"wind`er, n.

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

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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