squaw winter
squaw winter · squaw winters
An early onset of winter, an early cold snap, often followed by flurries of snowAn early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow.
Meaning
2 senses(New York, US)An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow.
(Canada)A mild onset of winter.
Origin
squaw + winter. The Narragansett word squaw was applied by Europeans to a large number ofsquaw + 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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: squaw winters| Singular | squaw winter |
|---|---|
| Plural | squaw winters |
regular