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Noun: brass monkey
  1. [informal] Used to refer to very cold weather
    "it is brass monkey weather here"
     
  2. A metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships

Derived forms: brass monkeys

Type of: base, pedestal, stand

Encyclopedia: Brass monkey

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Brasov
brass
brass band
brass buttons
brass family
brass hat
brass instrument
brass knuckles
brass knucks
brass monkey
brass neck
brass ring
brass section
brass tacks
Brassaia actinophylla
brassard
brassavola
brassbound
brassed off
brasserie