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Definition of Snakeheads
1. snakehead [n] - See also: snakehead
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snakeheads
Literary usage of Snakeheads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rice Production in Cambodia by Harry J. Nesbitt, Cambodia-IRRI-Australia Project (1997)
"Fish typically caught at this time of year are Rasbora sp., small catfish and
snakeheads, climbing perch, and Puntius spp. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"... Burmese catch the help- creatures by a still meaner and more unsportsmanlike
device, spread a large cloth over the slimy ooze where the snakeheads ..."
3. Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne): A Biography and Bibliography by Don Carlos Seitz (1919)
"The snakeheads, who had labored unceasingly to erect this row, being considerably
aided and abetted by a few incendiary ..."
4. When Railroads Were New by Charles Frederick Carter (1909)
"At first the company tried to run the locomotives on wooden ribbon pieces, but
they would not stay on the track, so it was necessary to lay " snakeheads. ..."
5. International Migration in Asia: Trends and Policies by Oecd (2001)
"It often involves traffickers and organised crime groups, among which the snakeheads
of China are the most notorious. But other organised crime groups come ..."
6. Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne): A Biography and Bibliography by Don Carlos Seitz (1919)
"The snakeheads, who had labored unceasingly to erect this row, being considerably
aided and abetted by a few incendiary ..."
7. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"... poor equipments and constant danger of injury to passengers by derail mente
and snakeheads, and frequent delays of many days to purchasers of tickets. ..."
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