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Definition of Diamondbacks
1. diamondback [n] - See also: diamondback
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamondbacks
Literary usage of Diamondbacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ortotteri agrari cioè dei diversi insetti dell'ordine degli ortotteri nocivi by Eleanor Anne Ormerod, Adolfo Targioni-Tozzetti (1878)
"The following very good observation of attack in Caithness, which I consider very
likely to have been caused by the diamondbacks, was sent me by Mr. George ..."
2. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"Thus the flattened trails of the big diamondbacks across the dry, sandy roads,
as they crossed from swamp to swamp were as straight as the course of a wheel ..."
3. Favorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book. Over Three by Carrie V. Shuman (1893)
"The small bones are often left in the terrapin — if they are diamondbacks.
Be careful not to break the eggs. When picked, add the liquor, ..."
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