frostnip1
/ˈfrɒs(t)nɪp/noun
Originally: †extremely cold air or wind; an instance of this (obsolete ). In later use: frostbite, specifically in a less severe form affecting only the superficial layers of the skin.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Owles Almanacke. From frost + nip, after frostnip and frostnipped.
frostnip2
/ˈfrɒs(t)nɪp/verb
[with object] To injure or damage by frost or extreme cold (frequently in figurative contexts and figurative ); specifically to affect with frostnip. Frequently in pass. Compare frostbite.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Pory (bap. 1572, d.?1636), writer and colonial administrator. From frost + nip.