blue norther
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blue norther
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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To western Kansans, this was it�a sure-enough "blue norther,"* the season's first.
From Time Magazine Archive
It's different from the plains in a blue norther.
From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.
Then the wind changed and there came a blue norther from the northeast.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar
“Jean, close the port behind Miss Emory,” said I. It was plain enough to my mind that a blue norther was breaking, with its swift drop in temperature and its possibly high wind.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.
And since it was coming a blue norther and snowing outside.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar
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