The first day in the land of apples was bitter cold .
What are the two meanings of bitter cold ??

bitter cold (here) means that :
(1) the weather outside was chilling and very cold.
(2) the narrator suffered through extend insult that day. her long and thick hairs were shingled.only cowards keep shingled hairs in her community. no body came to confront or soothe her. the day prooved to be butter cold for her.