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frost⋅bite

[frawst-bahyt, frost-] noun, verb, -bit, -bit⋅ten, -bit⋅ing.
–noun
1. injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
–verb (used with object)
2. to injure by frost or extreme cold.

Origin:
1605–15; frost + bite
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frost·bite   (frôst'bīt', frŏst'-)   
n.  Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.
tr.v.   frost·bit (-bĭt'), frost·bit·ten (-bĭt'n), frost·bit·ing, frost·bites
To injure or damage by freezing.
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Main Entry: 1frost·bite
Pronunciation: 'fros(t)-"bIt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: frost·bit /-"bit/;frost·bit·ten /-"bit-&n/; frost·bit·ing /-"bIt-i[ng]/
: to affect or injure by frost or frostbite

Main Entry: 2frostbite
Function: noun
: the freezing or the local effect of a partial freezing of some part of the body
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frostbite frost·bite (frôst'bīt')
n.
Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures.

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