blue norther
noun Oklahoma and Texas.
a cold north wind that brings rapidly falling temperatures.
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Also called blue whistler.
Origin of blue norther
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby blue norther
blue murder, blue myrtle, blueness, blue nevus, Blue Nile, blue norther, bluenose, blue note, blue-on-blue, blue-pencil, blue peter
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