Phrase guide
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noun
An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York, US
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noun
A mild onset of winter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Qualifier: Northwest Territories
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History
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.
