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    [Verb]  | "win*ter-kill" | \ ˈwin-tər-ˌkil \


    1: to kill (a plant or part of a plant) by exposure to winter conditions

    2: to die as a result of exposure to winter conditions


    Origin: 1790 ;

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     [ "winter kill" ]

    1: (noun) A newcomer to a mountain village who buys or rents a property, but who is perceived by the community as being too 'soft' or fragile to remain after struggling through his first, tough, winter season there.

      * e.g.,  ... Everyone marked me as "winter kill." They understood mountain life, took one look at me and figured I'd be gone after my first winter. 

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