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.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber 2003, p. 75:
Alternative forms
- boyang