onion snow
noun Chiefly Pennsylvania.
a snowfall in late spring; the last snow of the season.
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Origin of onion snow
First recorded in 1900–05; (from crops having already been planted)
Words nearby onion snow
onion dome, onion fly, onion rings, Onions, onionskin, onion snow, onion weed, Onitsha, on its merits, -onium, onium compound
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