Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Standard

American standard of 1776. A snake with thirteen rattles, about to strike, with the motto “DON'T TREAD ON ME.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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