English Explanatory Dictionary

canary girl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.

Word forms

canary girl canary girls

Etymology

Exposure to toxic TNT could turn the skin an orange-yellow colour reminiscent of the plumage of a canary.

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