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Definition of pogonip - 3 dictionary results

pog⋅o⋅nip

  [pog-uh-nip]
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–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)
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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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