snow-how
nounUK /ˈsnəʊ.haʊ/ · US /ˈsnoʊ.haʊ/
Etymology Blend of snow + know-how.
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Informal The knowledge and skill used to deal with snow and inclement weather.
- SNOW-HOW means top engineering and design for durability and strength without excess weight—reinforcements and flexibility in the hitch—ease of adjustment — reliability of the hydraulic system — control of moldboard curve — all factors that make a plow and its attachments one single unit designed to do the job efficiently.1966, Civic Administration, volume 18, page 19:
- The know-how of Thomson and the snow-how of Lunn Poly have combined to produce the wintersports programme to end them all.1973, “Wintersports: A run for everyone's money.”, in Punch, volume 265, page 43:
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- BUILDING A COMPANY WITH SNOW-HOW1999, Europe - Issues 383-392, page 43:
- “Right. So these European settlers, who were total ding-dongs, came in the dead of winter, with zero snow-how.” “Lotta loose bonnets, if you know what I'm saying.” “These underprepared vacationers turned to eating each other to survive.”2021 January 17, Minty Lewis, “Feast of Not People Adventure” (1:29 from the start), in The Great North, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Beef Tobin (Nick Offerman):