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Complete Definition of "woolyback"

English

Alternative spellings
wooley back qualifier|Geordie

Etymology
Speculative: labour drafted into Liverpool Docks during the dockers strike had to carry the woolen bales on their backs because they did not have the correct equipment for unloading ships. cf. "Sling your hook".

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|Liverpudlian|pejorative Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).

Synonyms
wooly

Related terms
Liverpudlian
Scouse
Scouser

ru:woolyback

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