Talk:bluey

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(slang) Lead.

+equipment, traffic ticket, redhead

heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers.[1]81.11.219.175 17:21, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

German Blei as (improbable?) etymology

Regarding the slang sense for lead (the metal), John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) points out that Blei is German for lead, but adds "most likely, though, from the colour, as the term is of the very lowest slang". Equinox ◑ 19:12, 2 October 2020 (UTC)