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nor'-wester
[Reduced f. north-wester.]
1. A wind or gale from the north-west. Esp. in the South Island of New Zealand (in full, Canterbury nor'-wester).
1703W. Dampier Voy. III. 9 These norwesters give notice of their coming. 1871M. A. Barker Christmas Cake in Four Quarters iv. ii. 267 How many of us would be in that valley on a Christmas Day in the far future, when these trees would have struggled up against their enemy the Nor'-wester. 1879Farrar St. Paul (1883) 711 Fair Havens afforded a shelter from the norwester. 1933L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch) 2 Dec. 15/7 The ordinary man in the paddock in Canterbury recognises only three winds: east (from N.E.), sou'-wester (from S.E., S., etc., S.W., etc.), and nor'-wester. 1959A. McLintock Descr. Atlas N.Z. 22 In summer the hot, dry ‘Canterbury Nor'wester’ is generally a most unpleasant wind. 1966G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. Austral. & N.Z. viii. 163 The Canterbury nor' wester resembling the European Föhn wind..and the three-day sou'wester in New Zealand.
2. A glass of strong liquor.
1840Marryat Olla Podr. III. 34 Jack poured out the rum till the tumbler was half full. ‘Why, Littlebrain,’ said his messmate, ‘that is a dose, that's what we call a regular Nor-wester’. 1884‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 191 Pouring them out a stiff ‘nor'-wester’ each to cheer them up a little.
3. An oilskin hat worn by sailors in rough weather; a sou'wester. Also, a strong oilskin or waterproof coat worn in rough weather (in full norwester coat).
1689–90J. Greenvill in W. S. Pelletreau Early Long Island Wills (1897) 46 My will is that my norwester Coat..may be given to Christopher Leaming. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour (1861) III. 302 The doors nearly blocked up with hammocks and ‘well-oiled nor'-westers’. 1853Moodie Life Clearings 21 A leather hat like a sailor's nor'-wester, with a long peak behind. |