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nor'wester

[nawr-wes-ter]
noun
  1. sou'wester(defs 1, 2).
  2. northwester.
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Origin of nor'wester

1695–1705; nor(th)wester
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Examples from the Web for nor'wester

Historical Examples

  • Not that I think a man ought not to take a nor-wester or two, when he can get them.

    Peter Simple

    Frederick Marryat

  • Our hero's watch was over, and he came down and called for a "Nor-wester" as usual.

    Olla Podrida

    Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for nor'wester

nor'wester

noun
  1. a less common name for sou'wester
  2. a drink of strong liquor
  3. a strong northwest wind
  4. NZ a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps
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Word Origin

C18 (in the sense: storm from the northwest): a contraction of northwester
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