frostbite, cryopathy
(noun) destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
frostbite (countable and uncountable, plural frostbites)
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
• chilblain
• frostnip
frostbite (third-person singular simple present frostbites, present participle frostbiting, simple past frostbit, past participle frostbitten)
(transitive) To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.
(intransitive) To engage in winter sailboating.
Source: Wiktionary
Frost"bite, n.
Definition: The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose. Kane.
Frost`bite", v. t.
Definition: 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
7 April 2025
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
