frost-bound
Example Sentences
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We shall skim over these frost-bound roads; only we’ll get jolly red noses.
From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram
Fortunately, the wind veered to the north in the course of the evening; the weather became intensely cold, and in two hours the roads were once more hard and frost-bound.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
The little cavalcade sped swiftly on, for the frost-bound roads were pleasant travelling, and towards evening a dim mass appeared on the horizon, which presaged a fall of snow.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis
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
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)
