snapping bug (snapingbug)

Same as snap A ping - beetle . snapping-cracker (snap'ing-krak"ėr), n. fire-cracker. [U. S.] snapping-mackerel (snap'ing-make-rel), n. The snap-mackerel or bluefish. See mackerell . snapping-tongs (snap'ing-tôngz), n. See the quotation. Snapping- tongs , a game at forfeits. There are seats in the room for all but one, and when the tongs are snapped all run to sit down, the one that fails paying a forfeit. varieties. gator-terrapin or alligator-tortoise, Chelydra snare serpent in a, a large and ferocious turtle of the United States: so called from the way it snaps its jaws to bite; a snapper. It is common in the rivers and streams of North America, and attains a large size, being occasionally 20 or rarely even 30 pounds in weight. Its food consists chiefly of fishes, frogs, and shells, but not unfrequently includes ducks and other waterfowl. It has great tenacity of life, is very savage, and po e ed of great strength of jaw. It is often brought to market, and its flesh is esteemed by many, though it is somewhat musky. See Chelydra, and cut under alligator terrapin.