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pog⋅o⋅nip
[pog-uh-nip] 
–noun
| an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S. |
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; < Shoshone paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; cf. soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with soγo- earth), yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with yaγun- valley)
1860–65, Americanism; < Shoshone paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; cf. soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with soγo- earth), yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with yaγun- valley)
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| ice fog n. A fog of ice particles. Also called pogonip. |
| pog·o·nip (pŏg'ə-nĭp') n. See ice fog. [Shoshone pakenappeh.] |
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