Cold weather causes the nerves of the muscles to contract and relax beyond their normal length. In the skin these movements produce shivering. Teethchattering is really a "shivering" of the jaw.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 56, 7 March 1934, Page 10
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