大おお寒さむ小こ寒さむ

expression

first line of a children's cold-weather rhyme

A set phrase from a traditional nursery rhyme, comparable to the English 'It's Raining, It's Pouring'. Used by children on cold days, often while rubbing hands together.

• 寒さむい日ひに子こ供どもたちが「大おお寒さむ小こ寒さむ」と歌うたいながら手てをこすり合あわせていた。

  On a cold day, the children were singing 'Ōsamu Kosamu' while rubbing their hands together.