Obs. rare–1. [? ad. L. colubra, fem. of coluber (Pr. colobra, F. couleuvre) snake.] A snake, adder.

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c. 1375.  Sc. Leg. Saints, Eugenia, 397. Na serpent has a hed sa fel, Sa venamuse na sa cruel As þe hed of þe colubre is.

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