bowyang

English

From British dialect (Lincolnshire) bowy-yanks (“leather leggings”).

bowyang (plural bowyangs)

(Australia, New Zealand) A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 75:
  Jack McGrath […] travelled innocently beside his team in his faded red shirt, his moleskins, bowyangs, and heavy boots.

单词	bowyang
释义	bowyang English Etymology From British dialect (Lincolnshire) bowy-yanks (“leather leggings”). Pronunciation (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊjaŋ/ Noun bowyang (plural bowyangs) (Australia, New Zealand) A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending. 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 75: Jack McGrath […] travelled innocently beside his team in his faded red shirt, his moleskins, bowyangs, and heavy boots. Alternative forms boyang
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