1. A long, slender whip made of braided leather or cord, typically black in color.
Usage: Also called a bullwhip or coachwhip in some contexts.
2. Any of several dark-colored, nonvenomous North American snakes, especially the racer (Coluber constrictor).
Usage: Zoological term; common in eastern and central United States.

Examples

• The circus performer cracked the blacksnake whip with impressive precision.
• A blacksnake slithered across the garden path near the fence.
• Cowboys sometimes used a blacksnake to drive cattle across the range.
• The blacksnake is one of the fastest snakes found in North America.
• She discovered a blacksnake coiled beneath the porch steps.
• The trainer demonstrated how to properly handle a blacksnake whip.