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bow-legged wi' brass
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Etymology
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Humorous, from the fact that coins in pockets add weight.
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bow-legged
wi
'
brass
(
idiomatic
,
humorous
,
Yorkshire
)
Wealthy
; having lots of
money
.
Wi t'car shoo's drivin, Aw bet thee shoo's
bow-legg'd
wi brass.
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couldn't stop a pig in a passage
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