frost-bound

Example Sentences

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There was a quick movement all through the court like a ripple upon still water, and then, absolute silence--the silence of a night frost-bound and empty.

From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

It closed reluctantly, with a loud shrilling of its frost-bound hinges and frame.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.

In January, 1754, he returned to Virginia, having in the depth of winter traversed the frost-bound backwoods, and risked his life in crossing the Alleghany river.

From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood

But finally the crows rode up on the soft winds out of the South, and a benign sun broke the grip of these frost-bound hills, and gradually emptied their pockets of snow.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett

Snow lay on the upper hills, grizzling the brown sheets of bracken, and dappling the green velvet of the sloping ling; the valley below was frost-bound.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.