frostbite Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
cryopathy.
WordNet
Frost"bite noun
Definitions
The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the body, as the ears or nose. Kane.
Frost`bite" transitive verb
Definitions
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.
