Starved With Cold
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Half dead with cold (A.S. steorfan, to die). States, The. A common term for the United States of America.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Starved With Cold” mean?
Half dead with cold (A.S. steorfan, to die). States, The. A common term for the United States of America.
Is “Starved With Cold” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.