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)
Here lilies that no hand hath sown Bloom white as foam upon the sea, And elfin bells to earth unknown, Hold frost-bound melody.
From The Ballad of the Quest by Sheard, Virna
The sight of the familiar scenes had banished the “Dread of the Wild” from the minds of the two men, and their spirits rose as they approached the frost-bound river below their home.
From In the Brooding Wild by Cullum, Ridgwell
Then, when all was ready, the men took their poles and Nick broke out the frost-bound runners of the sled.
From In the Brooding Wild by Cullum, Ridgwell
It pushes up until the frost-bound trunk denies it further passage and there waits the first brief respite in the air above.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
