rafter snapper | Idiomator

Meaning: (US,Maine,idiomatic,rare)A verycoldnight.2001April 18, Ben Goodridge, “Earth Year”, inalt.horror.werewolves‎[1](Usenet):When therafter-snapperroared through here in March, there wasn't so much as a wet basement.2015, Tim Sample,Answers to Questions Nobody Was Askin' And Other Revelations, page65:When I was a kid the old timers called long, sub-zero nights "rafter snappers," a phrase I never understood until I moved inland to a little cabin surrounded by acres of tall trees.2018, Rick Hautala,Winter Wake:"'S what the old-timers call a real 'rafter snapper'", Frank said. He was sitting in his wheelchair by the kitchen table, making conversation with Bri while she worked. "Jus' listen to that wind."

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