where did the saying freeze the balls off a brass monkey come from
Brass monkey (colloquialism) The story goes that cannonballs used to be stored aboard ship in piles, on a brass frame or tray called a 'monkey'. In very cold weather the brass would contract, spilling the cannonballs: hence very cold weather is 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'. There are several problems with this story, as follows:
Shekhinah This term does not occur in the Bible, and is from rabbinic literature.[2]:148[3][4]
My Ántonia
Eleanor Rigby The song is often described as a lament for lonely people[16] or a commentary on post-war life in Britain.[17][18]