Jack Frost
name/ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɒst/UK/ˌdʒæk ˈfɹɑst/US
Etymology
From Jack (placeholder or conventional name for any man) + frost.
Definitions
A personification of frosty weather or winter.
- This time of Year being cold and frosty generally speaking, or when Jack Frost commonly takes us by the Nose, the Diversions are always within Doors, either in Exercise or by the Fire-side.
- Well, and the inside is all lined with skins, warm enough; and there's a fire in the middle; [...] Jack frost may whistle out doors if he pleases, but he can hardly get his nose in here.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA