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Meaning of bowyang | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈbəʊjaŋ/

Definitions

A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.

Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

“Jack McGrath […] travelled innocently beside his team in his faded red shirt, his moleskins, bowyangs, and heavy boots.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

bowyer bowyery box box and cox box and whiskers plot box art