In days of yore, when warships had sails, there was a rack called a brass monkey where cannon balls were stacked on the deck. When it got cold the brass would shrink & the balls would fall off. Thus; “Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.”
In days of yore, when warships had sails, there was a rack called a brass monkey where cannon balls were stacked on the deck. When it got cold the brass would shrink & the balls would fall off. Thus; “Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.”