All 12 Uses of
moccasin
in
Hoot
- Roy recognized the snakes as cottonmouth moccasins, highly poisonous.†
p. 51.6moccasins = soft leather shoes traditionally worn by Native Americans
- Tongues flicking, some of the moccasins extended to their full lengths while others coiled sluggishly.†
p. 51.8 *
- Armed only with a pillowcase and a modified five-iron, the guy had methodically scoured the pancake-house property in search of sparkle-tailed water moccasins.†
p. 107.5
- You sure they were moccasins?†
p. 107.7
- All afternoon he'd been fretting about those elusive cottonmouth moccasins, wondering why the reptile wrangler hadn't been able to find them.†
p. 130.3
- Curly was afraid that the moccasins were lurking nearby in some secret subterranean den, waiting for darkness before they slithered out to begin their deadly hunt.†
p. 130.4
- In one hand he carried a heavy rock, just in case he encountered one of the poisonous moccasins.†
p. 202.2
- "Cottonmouth moccasins," Roy replied.†
p. 268.2
- It was heavy enough to make an impression on a cottonmouth moccasin, though he hoped that wouldn't be necessary.†
p. 68.0
- There, coiled comfortably on the second step, was a thick mottled specimen that Curly recognized as a cottonmouth water moccasin, common in southern Florida.†
p. 105.6
- The dog trainer then had hauled him toward the fence to point out another moccasin, then another, and still another—nine in all.†
p. 105.8
- As he walked the fence line, Curly was pleased not to come across a single cottonmouth moccasin.†
p. 188.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(moccasin) a soft leather shoe traditionally worn by Native Americans.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, moccasin appears in water moccasin -- a type of poisonous snake.