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Definition of "ringhals" [ringhals]

  • An African snake (Hemachatus haemachatus) that spits venom at the eyes of an attacker, sometimes causing blindness. Also called spitting cobra. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ringhals" in a sentence
  • "They leapt to do his bidding, and presently discovered the _ringhals_ in its hole."
  • "To it, or rather to her hand, was hanging a great hooded snake of the cobra variety such as the Boers call _ringhals_."
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