- frostbiting
- noun Date: 1965 the sport of sailing in cold weather
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
frostbiting
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frostbiting — n. injury caused by exposure to severe cold v. injure by exposing to severe cold, cause frostbite … English contemporary dictionary
frostbite boating — frostbite boating. U.S. = frostbiting. (Cf. ↑frostbiting) … Useful english dictionary
frostbite — I. transitive verb (frostbit; frostbitten; frostbiting) Date: 1593 to affect or injure by frost or frostbite II. noun Date: 1813 the superficial or deep freezing of the tissues of some part of the body (as the feet or hands); also the damage to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Raging Demon — is the demon of jailers, imprisonment, and execution. For the Raging Demon, mercy, compassion, and caring are seen as weaknesses that must be overcome. There is a great hatred for mankind for the sinfulness that forces them to carry out their… … Wikipedia
Penguin (dinghy) — The Penguin is an convert|11|ft|m|sing=on cat rigged sailing dinghy designed in 1938 by Philip Rhodes. The design experienced a surge in popularity after an article with construction plans was published in Yachting Magazine in 1940. The boat was… … Wikipedia
frostbite — /frawst buyt , frost /, n., v., frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting. n. 1. injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene. v.t. 2. to injure by frost or… … Universalium
frostbite — /ˈfrɒstbaɪt / (say frostbuyt) noun 1. the inflamed, sometimes gangrenous effect on a part of the body, especially the extremities, due to excessive exposure to extreme cold. –verb (t) (frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting) 2. to injure by frost or… …
frostbite — [frôst′bīt΄] vt. frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting to injure the tissues of (a part of the body) by exposing to, or numbing with, intense cold n. tissue damage caused by such exposure … English World dictionary
frost|bit|er — «FRST BY tuhr, FROST », noun. U.S. Informal. 1. a sailboat used in frostbiting. 2. a person sailing such a boat … Useful english dictionary
