addergem

A kind of charm. adder-like, a. Like an adder. Spec.: Venomous, revengeful. "Worm-like 'twas trampled- adder - like avenged." Byron: Corsair, canto i. 14 adder-pike, s. The le er weaver, or sting-fish ( Trachinus viper a ). adder's-gra , s. *1. A plant; the Cynosorchis. (Gerard: Herball .) 2. A name sometimes given to the Adder's tongue (q.v.).