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woolly backs

woolly backs is the plural of woolly back.

Meaning of woolly back

Noun

woolly back (plural woolly backs)

  1. (historical, Liverpool slang) A non-Liverpudlian person who travels to Liverpool, especially to work at the docks.
  2. (derogatory, Liverpool slang) A person from the Merseyside area surrounding Liverpool such as Skelmersdale, Southport, Halton, and the Wirral.
  3. (UK, slang) Any unsophisticated person from the countryside.
  4. (US, slang) A Welsh person.
  5. (US, slang) A New Zealander.

Questions about woolly backs

What is woolly backs the plural of?
Woolly backs is the plural of woolly back.

Words near woolly backs in the dictionary

  1. woolly adelgid
  2. woolly adelgids
  3. woolly aphid
  4. woolly aphids
  5. woolly back
  6. woolly backs
  7. woolly bear
  8. woolly bear caterpillar
  9. woolly bear caterpillars
  10. woolly bears
  11. woolly bluecurls

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