English Explanatory Dictionary

squaw winter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow.
  2. A mild onset of winter.

Word forms

squaw winter squaw winters

Etymology

squaw + winter. The Narragansett word squaw was applied by Europeans to a large number of unrelated things; see the Derived terms section of the entry squaw.

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