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单词 buchan
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Buchann.

/ˈbʌkən/
Etymology: < the name of Alexander Buchan (1829–1907), Scottish meteorologist.
Used to designate certain specified periods of cold weather foretold by Buchan as of annual occurrence.
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1923 Daily Mail 11 May 7 The period from May 9 to 14 is known as ‘Buchan's Winter’. Buchan, an old meteorologist,..50 years ago laid down six periods of which May 9–14 is the coldest.
1929 Daily News 17 Apr. 8/7 Is it not a fact that the proposal to fix the date of Easter will mean that this holiday will in future coincide with ‘Buchan's Cold Spell’ which we are at present enjoying?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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