bowyangn.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊjaŋ/, U.S.

/ˈboʊˌjæŋ/, Australian English /ˈboʊjæŋ/, New Zealand English

/ˈbʌujɛŋ/

Forms: Also boyang.

Etymology: < dialect bowy-yanks (see Eng. Dial. Dict.), bow-yankees (see Halliwell), leather leggings. Compare also Sc. National Dict. s.v. Booyangs, Bonanks.

Australian and New Zealand.

A band or strap worn about the trousers below the knee, esp. by labourers.

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nicky tam1911

1893 Warracknabeal Herald 22 Sept. To those not in the cult of ‘boyang worship’, it may be necessary to explain that the two straps used to hitch the lower part of labourers' trousers are ‘boyangs’.

1927 J. Devanny Old Savage 121 He missed his bowyangs dreadfully.

1948 A. P. Gaskell in Coast to Coast 1947 259 Progressive all right... I was the first in my district to appear at a dance without bowyangs.

1956 G. Bowen Wool Away! (ed. 2) ii. 15 Without bowyangs, and with sheep working on the legs all the time, trousers would soon work down.

1965 N.Z. Listener 26 Feb. 15/1 Bow-yangs, laces tied around the trouser legs below the knee to prevent drag when shearers bend over.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	bowyang
释义	bowyangn. Brit. /ˈbəʊjaŋ/, U.S. /ˈboʊˌjæŋ/, Australian English /ˈboʊjæŋ/, New Zealand English /ˈbʌujɛŋ/ Forms: Also boyang. Etymology: < dialect bowy-yanks (see Eng. Dial. Dict.), bow-yankees (see Halliwell), leather leggings. Compare also Sc. National Dict. s.v. Booyangs, Bonanks. Australian and New Zealand. A band or strap worn about the trousers below the knee, esp. by labourers. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > band or strap for bowyang1893 nicky tam1911 1893 Warracknabeal Herald 22 Sept. To those not in the cult of ‘boyang worship’, it may be necessary to explain that the two straps used to hitch the lower part of labourers' trousers are ‘boyangs’. 1927 J. Devanny Old Savage 121 He missed his bowyangs dreadfully. 1948 A. P. Gaskell in Coast to Coast 1947 259 Progressive all right... I was the first in my district to appear at a dance without bowyangs. 1956 G. Bowen Wool Away! (ed. 2) ii. 15 Without bowyangs, and with sheep working on the legs all the time, trousers would soon work down. 1965 N.Z. Listener 26 Feb. 15/1 Bow-yangs, laces tied around the trouser legs below the knee to prevent drag when shearers bend over. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1893
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