mamba

mamba [mahm-bah] ExamplesWord Origin noun

any of several long, slender, arboreal snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, of central and southern Africa, the bite of which is often fatal.

Origin of mamba 1860–65; Nguni; compare Zulu imamba, izimamba Examples from the Web for mamba Historical Examples of mamba

Mamba dropped the pick and grasped the strong hand, but did not look up.

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“You cannot help me,” returned Mamba, in a somewhat sad tone.

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Then, uttering expressions of fervent gratitude, Mamba left the house.

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I am assured that you are a Christian, Mamba,” he said, “as well as many of your kindred.

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“Well indeed,” said Mamba once again, falsely but ceremonially.

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British Dictionary definitions for mamba mamba noun

any aggressive partly arboreal tropical African venomous elapid snake of the genus Dendroaspis, esp D. angusticeps (green and black mambas)

Word Origin for mamba from Zulu im-amba Word Origin and History for mamba n.

large venomous African snake, 1862, from Zulu (i)mamba or Swahili mamba.