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moorie caavie

nounweather

extremely severe blizzard with drifting snow

an extremely severe snowstorm with driving winds and blinding, drifting snow

Example in use

We hid tae bide it oot when the moorie caavie cam.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/MOO-ree KAH-vee/

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Origin & context

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