woolyback
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- wooley back (Geordie)
- woollyback
[edit] Etymology
- .Liverpool Docks 18th Century: Unloading ships, the dockers would carry the woollen bales on their backs leaving traces of wool on their clothing.
- . Medieval. Non resident Welsh and English people attempting to avoid the entrance fee at Chester City Walls on market day, by sneaking through the livestock entrances with a sheep on their back.
[edit] Noun
woolyback (plural woolybacks)
- (regional, Liverpudlian) A person who works in Liverpool docks (historically)
- (regional, pejorative, Liverpudlian) A person from any of several towns or the country around Liverpool (present day)
