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Bloodsnake


BLOOD'SNAKE, noun A species of snake, the haemorrhus.

BLOOD'-SPAVIN, noun [blood and spavin.] A dilatation of the vein that runs along the inside of the hock of a horse, forming a soft swelling.

BLOOD'-STAINED, adjective Stained with blood; also, guilty of murder.