Defn: To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.]
WINTERLY
Win"ter*ly, a.
Defn: Like winter; wintry; cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless; as, winterly news. [R.] Shak. The sir growing more winterly in the month of April. Camden.
WINTER-PROUD
Win"ter-proud`, a.
Defn: Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland.
WINTER-RIG
Win"ter-rig`, v. t. Etym: [See Winter and Ridge.]
Defn: To fallow or till in winter. [Prov. Eng.]
WINTER'S BARK
Win"ter's bark`. (Bot.)
Defn: The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, or Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577.
WINTERTIDE
Win"ter*tide`, n.