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char-boys

char-boys is the plural of char-boy.

Meaning of char-boy

Noun

char-boy (plural char-boys)

  1. (dated) A young male employed to do housework or other odd jobs.
    • They think only of the tasks of a slave, a drudge, or a char-boy.1885, Leroy M. Yale, M.D. (medical editor), Marion Harland (Editor of General Nursery Topics), “Babyhood”, in Babyhood, A Monthly Magazine For Mothers, volume 2, page 409

Questions about char-boys

What is char-boys the plural of?
Char-boys is the plural of char-boy.

Words near char-boys in the dictionary

  1. char siu bao
  2. char siu baos
  3. char up
  4. char-a-banc
  5. char-boy
  6. char-boys
  7. char-grill
  8. char-grilled
  9. char-grilling
  10. char-grills
  11. char-woman

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