Dictionary entries for 'plumber's snake'

plumber's snake

noun

snake (snāk)

[Middle English, from Old English snaca.]

Any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes or Ophidia (order Squamata), having a long, tapering, cylindrical body and found in most tropical and temperate regions.
A treacherous person. Also called snake in the grass
A long, highly flexible metal wire or coil used for cleaning drains. Also called plumber's snake
Economics A fixing of the value of currencies to each other within defined parameters, which when graphed visually shows these currencies remaining parallel in value to each other as a unit despite fluctuations with other currencies.

To drag or pull lengthwise, especially to drag with a rope or chain.
To pull with quick jerks.
To move in a sinuous or gliding manner: tried to snake the rope along the ledge.