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brass mon·keys
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brass monkeysadjective
very cold
Etymology: From the phrase cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey - supposedly a reference to the brass container for cannon balls on a British man-of-war (but this seems to have been discredited)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of brass monkeys in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of brass monkeys in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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