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powderhound en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From powder + hound.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A skiing enthusiast.
    • Miramartian Geiger, the powderhound, has never been married. 2008 January 6, Allen Salkin, “Oh, My Poor Arthritic Ski Club”, in New York Times:
    • But it's the rare chance for above-tree line skiing that draws backcountry powderhounds to the gulf again and again. 1992, “Gulf of New Hampshire”, in Backpacker, volume 20, number 119, page 84:

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