drawboy
drawboy noun: a boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.
Noun
drawboy (plural drawboys)
- A boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.
- At some time in the fifteenth century a silk-worker called John of Calabria, an Italian immigrant, had introduced a new kind of silk-weaving loom, which made the process somewhat easier. The basic difference between weaving wool (or linen) and silk lies in the fineness of the latter's threads....1978, James Burke, Connections, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, pages 108-109
- Part of a power loom that performs the same function.
Forms of drawboy
| plural | drawboys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | draw-boy |
Origin of drawboy
From draw + boy.
Questions about drawboy
- What does drawboy mean?
- Drawboy means a boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.
- What part of speech is drawboy?
- Drawboy is a noun.
- What is the plural of drawboy?
- The plural of drawboy is drawboys.
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