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hell⋅bend⋅er

  [hel-ben-der]
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–noun
1. a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.
2. Informal. a reckless or headstrong person.
Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; hell + bender
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hell·bend·er   (hěl'běn'dər)   
n.  A large aquatic salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) of the eastern and central United States. Also called mudpuppy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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hellbender [ˈhɛlbɛndɚ]

  1. n.
    a drinking bout. (Use caution with hell. Hellbender is also the name of a large salamander.) : Jed is off on another of his hellbenders.
  2. n.
    a heavy drinker; a drunkard. (The bender refers to bending the elbow with a drink in hand. Use caution with hell.) : Willy is a hellbender from way back.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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