blue norther
noun Oklahoma and Texas.
a cold north wind that brings rapidly falling temperatures.
Nearby words
blue mud, blue murder, blue myrtle, blue nevus, blue nile, blue norther, blue note, blue pencil, blue peter, blue phlox, blue pike
Origin of blue norther
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Also called blue whistler.
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