snowbear

English

Etymology

snow +‎ bear

Noun

snowbear (plural snowbears)

  1. A figure of a bear made from snow in the style of a snowman.
    • 1995, Barbara Barstow, Judith Riggle, Beyond picture books: a guide to first readers, page 152:
      In the library a little girl reads about Little Bear and her adventure with a snowball that grows from being tiny to very big. She and her friends build a snowbear and snowhouse and then watch them melt down to a tiny size.
    • 2002, Sheila Gayle Fleming, A Very Berra Holiday, page 7:
      “I think I'll just make a snowbear.” Betsy carefully kneeled down on the ground, making sure that her skirt was fanned out. She carefully piled the snow into a little mound.
    • 2007, Cindy Kenney, God's World & Me: Boz the Bear's Big Book of Bible Fun, page 33:
      I really like to build snowbears during winter. And celebrating the birth of Jesus is the very best part of all!

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