squaw winter

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#1·4h ago

(US, New York) An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow.

Origin: squaw + winter. The word squaw was applied by Europeans to a large number of unrelated things; see the Derived terms section of the entry squaw. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

(Canada, Northwest Territories) A mild onset of winter.

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