icemen
Bygone block deliverers
Icemen is the plural of iceman—historically, a person who delivered blocks of ice to homes and businesses before electric refrigeration became widespread.
The iceman was a familiar figure in early 20th-century neighborhoods, hauling ice for iceboxes.
The term also applies to workers who harvest or handle ice commercially, and in slang, to hired killers known for their cold-blooded composure.
Home dairy deliverer
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- blocksObstructs or sections
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
insulated · routes · dawn · doorstep · chipping · apron · horse-drawn · neighborhood
Deep glacial fissure
- moraineGlacier-deposited debris pile
- seracGlacial ice pinnacle
- firnYear-old compacting snow
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
polar · arctic · tundra · cryosphere · albedo · calving · snowpack
Structures storing frozen water
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- lakesLarge inland water bodies
ponds · cutting · scoring · horse-drawn · sleds · Tudor · blocks · cellars
milkman
Home dairy deliverer
sawdust · insulated · routes · dawn · doorstep · chipping · apron · horse-drawn · neighborhood · rounds
crevasse
Deep glacial fissure
permafrost · polar · arctic · tundra · cryosphere · albedo · calving · snowpack
icehouses
Structures storing frozen water
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
lakes · ponds · cutting · scoring · horse-drawn · sleds · Tudor · blocks · cellars · winters
Ötzi
Neolithic mummy from Alps
Neolithic · frozen · discovery · artifacts · tattoos · archaeology · Alps · tools · clothing · reconstruction
enforcer
One who ensures compliance
roughness · tough-guy · brawler · intimidator · defenseman · bodyguard · pugilist · scrapper · bruiser