Definition of the old ball and chain
the old ball and chain
- one's Wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend etc.
I can't go I have to get home to the old ball and chain.
by RW F., Snohomish, WA, USA, Mar 02 2000 (Edit definition)
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