Was Cold as a Witch's Teat?

colder than a witch's tit…” was used during very cold weather because of the reference to their cold blood and skin. ... A few sources quote that a witch's tit (or witch's teat) supposedly left a marking that witch hunters and courts would look for on the body of an accused witch.

Where did cold as balls come from?

The expression: "It is cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey" comes from the practice of putting iron cannon balls on a dimpled brass plate on the deck of a war-ship. When very cold the brass contracted sufficiently to cause the iron balls to fall out.

What is a brass bra?

It was built on a brass plate with holes cut in to hold the cannonballs from rolling off as the ship listed, rolled and pitched. The sailors called the plate a brass bra. ... “Colder than a witches tit in a brass bra” is a saying that evolved from that phenomenon.