A violent north wind.
1844. During the continuance of a norther, the cold is intense, and the wind so penetrating, it is almost impossible to keep oneself warm.—Mrs. Houstoun, ‘Texas and the Gulf of Mexico,’ ii. 147. (N.E.D.)
1888. Our first experience with a Texas norther surprised and startled us. [A description follows.]—Mrs. Custer, ‘Tenting on the Plains,’ pp. 182–3.
1888. A norther in that maelstrom of a Gulf [of Mexico], makes a land storm mild in comparison.—Id., p. 274.
