ball and chain
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ball and chain
noun
noun, jocular
A man's wife. (1921 —) .
Eastern Eye Attractive Arabian Yemeni male ... seeking a pretty Sunni Muslim female (18 — 30) that is pleasing to my eyes and heart for the intention of marriage, not the traditional classic old ball and chain routine (1996).
[From the 'ball and chain' attached to a convict's leg to prevent escape, alluding to a wife's restriction of her husband's freedom.]
noun, jocular
A man's wife. (1921 —) .
Eastern Eye Attractive Arabian Yemeni male ... seeking a pretty Sunni Muslim female (18 — 30) that is pleasing to my eyes and heart for the intention of marriage, not the traditional classic old ball and chain routine (1996).
[From the 'ball and chain' attached to a convict's leg to prevent escape, alluding to a wife's restriction of her husband's freedom.]
| ball, balderdash, bakky | |
| ball-breaker, ball-buster, ballocking |
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