polar-bear dip

plural polar-bear dips

1. alternativeAlternative form of polar bear dip.

   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.

   1953 June 4, Ted Turpin, “Viewed from the Bleachers”, in The Chadron Record, volume 69, number 36, Chadron, Neb., →OCLC, page 8, column 1

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   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.

   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

   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.

   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