polar-bear dip

See also: polar bear dip

English

Noun

polar-bear dip (plural polar-bear dips)

  1. Alternative form of polar bear dip.
    • 1945 December 11, “Polar Bear Swim Dec. 25”, in Victoria Daily Times, volume 107, number 135, Victoria, B.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 3:
      T. Wellburn is chairman of the Christmas swim committee and any person wishing to take part in the polar-bear dip is asked to get in touch with him at E 8856 as soon as possible. This event is a handicap affair and it is necessary to have competitors’ times taken in order to arrange handicaps.
    • 1953 June 4, Ted Turpin, “Viewed from the Bleachers”, in The Chadron Record, volume 69, number 36, Chadron, Neb., →OCLC, page 8, column 1:
      Opening of Memorial Pool Sunday found the usual small fry, as well as some hardy oldsters, ready to indulge in their annual polar-bear dip.
    • 2017 December 14, Zac McDorr, “Coastal History: Did you know earmuffs come from Maine?”, in Coastal Journal, Bath, Me., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 37, column 3:
      On the first Saturday of December, Farmington celebrates the day with a festival where everyone is encouraged to wear earmuffs. There is a parade, carriage rides, and other festivities, including a polar-bear dip and a gingerbread house contest.
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