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Webster 1913 Edition
Blizzard
Bliz′zard
(blĭz′zẽrd)
, Noun.
[Cf.
Blaze
to flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. “to blaze
away” to fire away.] A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.
[U. S.]