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snowdrift a bank of deep snow driven together by the wind snowdrift [′snō‚drift] (hydrology) Snow deposited on the lee of obstacles, lodged in irregularities of a surface, or collected in heaps by eddies in the wind. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Though he still felt some warmth from the tea he had drunk and from his energetic struggle when clambering about in the snowdrift, he knew that this warmth would not last long and that he had no strength left to warm himself again by moving about, for he felt as tired as a horse when it stops and refuses to go further in spite of the whip, and its master sees that it must be fed before it can work again. Walking across the yard, passing a snowdrift by the lilac tree, he went into the cowhouse. No, no, mother,' replied Wardle; 'he says there's a snowdrift, and a wind that's piercing cold. |
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