"squaw winter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squaw winters [plural]
Etymology: squaw + winter. The Narragansett word squaw was applied by Europeans to a large number of unrelated things; see the Derived terms section of the entry squaw. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xnt|-}} Narragansett Head templates: {{en-noun}} squaw winter (plural squaw winters)
  1. (US, New York) An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow. Tags: New-York, US Categories (topical): Winter Coordinate_terms: blackberry winter, Indian summer and synonyms listed there
    Sense id: en-squaw_winter-en-noun-SdQpSylY Disambiguation of Winter: 64 36 Categories (other): American English, New York English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 82 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 76 24
  2. (Canada, Northwest Territories) A mild onset of winter. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Temperature
    Sense id: en-squaw_winter-en-noun-0WWveSbj Disambiguation of Temperature: 24 76 Categories (other): Canadian English, Northwest Territories English

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