0 (usually boa constrictor) a large snake that kills by winding itself round its prey. -- kvelerslange
Feather boas have had the reputation of being elegant as well as being considered campy or vulgar apparel.
The fianc is furious and threatens to leave the huntsman if he does not produce a boa, and the huntsman confronts the fox again.
They are like the boa constrictor.
We were told that the bore of the snake would be larger than that of the old snake—it would be quite a boa constrictor of a snake.
The upheaval in its structures and the dimensions of what it is about to absorb will make it a constitutional boa constrictor.
Are we to stand like a rabbit mesmerised by the boa constrictor while it slowly folds its coils?
Co-operation with the naval authorities always means the cooperation of the rabbit with the boa-constrictor.
Some five years ago a boa constrictor escaped from a garage within a few miles of her home.
