frostbite

Definitions

1. 1.The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose. Kane.
2. 2.To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. Pepys.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose. Kane called?
• What is to expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost. My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to frostbite themselves. Pepys called?