frost-bound

Example Sentences

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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

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.

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.

A frost-bound coast, an icy sea, rain, hail, snow and tempest, were the greetings of the telegraph adventurers in their first movement toward Europe.

From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

We were in the midst of the cruel, bitter winter; the earth was frost-bound, hard and cold, even as now.

From The Diamond Fairy Book by Various