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charboy

charboy is the alternative form 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

Forms of charboy

pluralcharboys

Questions about charboy

What is charboy the alternative form of?
Charboy is the alternative form of char-boy.

Words near charboy in the dictionary

  1. Charbonnets
  2. charbonnier
  3. charbonniers
  4. charbonous
  5. charbons
  6. charboy
  7. charboys
  8. charbroil
  9. charbroiled
  10. charbroiler
  11. charbroilers

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