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frostbiting

noun frost·bit·ing \-ˌbī-tiŋ\

Definition of FROSTBITING

:  the sport of sailing in cold weather
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First Known Use of FROSTBITING

1965

Rhymes with FROSTBITING

cockfighting, daylighting, exciting, freewriting, handwriting, infighting, inviting, newswriting, playwriting, prewriting, prizefighting, skywriting, songwriting, typewriting

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. frostbiting
  2. frostbite
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