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    A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass.A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter isgenerally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, andBearing.

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      A prostitute,from the cockney slang BRASS NAIL,meaning TAIL,tail being a slang name for a prostitute

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        in a section of west london, this means bad, useless, crap

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          *Ammunition casing.
          *British terminology referring to negative quality.
          *Another term for money.
          *Synonym for shoot, used often by Australian military terminology.
          *Powerful military commanders who, for example, call certain shots.

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            The boss.

            Brave.

            A military commander who has a lot of medals. Or just medals and awards.

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              I am pretty sure that the top comment is correct, it does mean prostitute in cockney rhyming slang but I read somewhere that it comes from people saying brass flute for prostitute which makes more sense to me then brass nail.

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                courage, also known as balls,

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                  1)A word meaning bad/crap/shite

                  2)A word used to chow displeasure

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                    Adjective which causes its subject noun to be looked on in an unfavourable light, to say something is bad

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                      Having little or no money.

                      (pronounced with a short vowel sound as in hat not as in father.)

                      Note: Other UK-based definitions entered on this site probably stem from this definition, which itself is likely to be derived from the cockney rhyming slang brassic

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                        A yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

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