Meaning of rafter snapper | Babel Free

Definitions

A very cold night.

Maine, US, idiomatic, rare, uncountable, usually

Examples

“When the rafter-snapper roared through here in March⟳, there wasn't so much as a wet⟳ basement.”

“When I was a kid the old timers called long, sub-zero nights "rafter snappers," a phrase I never understood until I moved inland to a little cabin surrounded by acres of tall trees.”

“"'S what the old-timers call⟳ a real 'rafter snapper'", Frank said. He was sitting in his wheelchair by the kitchen table, making conversation with Bri while she worked. "Jus' listen⟳ to that wind."”

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