Definition of deaf adder in English:

deaf adder

noun dɛf ˈadə

1In Biblical translation or allusion: an asp or other snake, regarded as deaf or wilfully unhearing.
2English regional (southern). The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis.
3Any of certain (venomous or non-venomous) snakes, especially (a) Australian a death adder (genus Acanthophis); (b) US the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (now rare).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in The Vespasian Psalter. From deaf + adder, originally after post-classical Latin aspis surda (Vulgate: Roman Psalter, Gallican Psalter), itself after Hebrew p̄eṯen-hērēš (Psalm 58:4; from p̄eṯen viper, adder + hērēš deaf).

Definition of deaf adder in US English:

deaf adder

noundɛf ˈadə

1In Biblical translation or allusion: an asp or other snake, regarded as deaf or wilfully unhearing.
2English regional (southern). The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis.
3Any of certain (venomous or non-venomous) snakes, especially (a) Australian a death adder (genus Acanthophis); (b) US the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (now rare).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in The Vespasian Psalter. From deaf + adder, originally after post-classical Latin aspis surda (Vulgate: Roman Psalter, Gallican Psalter), itself after Hebrew p̄eṯen-hērēš (Psalm 58:4; from p̄eṯen viper, adder + hērēš deaf).

单词	deaf adder
释义	Definition of deaf adder in English: deaf adder noun dɛf ˈadə 1In Biblical translation or allusion: an asp or other snake, regarded as deaf or wilfully unhearing. 2English regional (southern). The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis. 3Any of certain (venomous or non-venomous) snakes, especially (a) Australian a death adder (genus Acanthophis); (b) US the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (now rare). Origin Old English; earliest use found in The Vespasian Psalter. From deaf + adder, originally after post-classical Latin aspis surda (Vulgate: Roman Psalter, Gallican Psalter), itself after Hebrew p̄eṯen-hērēš (Psalm 58:4; from p̄eṯen viper, adder + hērēš deaf). Definition of deaf adder in US English: deaf adder noundɛf ˈadə 1In Biblical translation or allusion: an asp or other snake, regarded as deaf or wilfully unhearing. 2English regional (southern). The slow-worm, Anguis fragilis. 3Any of certain (venomous or non-venomous) snakes, especially (a) Australian a death adder (genus Acanthophis); (b) US the copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix (now rare). Origin Old English; earliest use found in The Vespasian Psalter. From deaf + adder, originally after post-classical Latin aspis surda (Vulgate: Roman Psalter, Gallican Psalter), itself after Hebrew p̄eṯen-hērēš (Psalm 58:4; from p̄eṯen viper, adder + hērēš deaf).
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