footboy
UK/ˈfʊtbɔɪ/
footboy noun: a serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.
Noun
footboy (plural footboys)
- A serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.
- Our troopes are now all confounded and disordered, by reason of bag and baggage, or carriages, of lackies, and foot-boies, which because of their masters armes they carry, can never leave them.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], book II.9, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
footboy meaning in Tamil
footboy in Tamil
- குற்றேவலாள்
Forms of footboy
| plural | footboys |
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Origin of footboy
From foot + boy.
Questions about footboy
- What does footboy mean?
- Footboy means a serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.
- What is footboy in Tamil?
- Footboy in Tamil is குற்றேவலாள். See Footboy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is footboy?
- Footboy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce footboy?
- Footboy is pronounced /ˈfʊtbɔɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of footboy?
- The plural of footboy is footboys.
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