norther

[ nawr-th er ]

/ ˈnɔr ðər /

noun

Chiefly Texas and Oklahoma. a cold gale from the north, formed during the winter by a vigorous outbreak of continental polar air behind a cold front.

a wind or storm from the north.

Words nearby norther

northeaster, northeasterly, northeasterner, northeastward, northeastwards, norther, northerly, northern, northern blot, northern blot analysis, northern bobwhite

Also Northerner.

Origin of norther

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; north + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for norther

Every norther that freezes and every drought that starves some of the wandering cattle and sheep brings to them provision.
Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various
When it came to an end, all vanished together—the norther had exhausted its strength.
The War Trail|Mayne Reid
A second night was coming, and still the norther raged with undiminished violence.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman
It may have been on the morning next after the "norther" just mentioned.
A Florida Sketch-Book|Bradford Torrey

On the next afternoon the norther was in full force and the sea running high.
Favorite Fish and Fishing|James Alexander Henshall

British Dictionary definitions for norther

norther

/ (ˈnɔːðə) /

noun

mainly Southern US a wind or storm from the north

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