WINTERKILL
Etymology
Noun
winterkill (countable and uncountable, plural winterkills)
The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population.
Verb
winterkill (third-person singular simple present winterkills, present participle winterkilling, simple past and past participle winterkilled)
(transitive) To kill by the conditions of winter, especially the effect of the cold, freezing.
(intransitive) To die from the above effects of winter conditions.
Source: Wiktionary
Win"ter*kill`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winterkilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Winterkilling.]
Definition: To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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