Nautical Phrase/Term Wednesday: Freeze the B@!!$ Off A Brass Monkey

A special one for Kevin Z’s time aboard a tall ship…

On ships, cannon balls were sometimes stacked in what was called a monkey, usually made from brass. When it got really cold the monkey would contract, forcing some of the cannon balls to fall off.

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