"cold as a witch's tit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-cold as a witch's tit.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Apparently coined by the American author Francis Van Wyck Mason: the term first appears in his Novel Spider House, published in 1932. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cold as a witch's tit (not comparable)
  1. (simile, colloquial, vulgar, humorous) Very cold. Tags: colloquial, humorous, not-comparable, vulgar Categories (topical): Temperature Synonyms: cold as a witch's teat, cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra Translations (very cold): kylmä kuin ryssän helvetissä (Finnish)

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