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gownboy

gownboy noun: a male scholar at Charterhouse School, entitled to wear a gown.

Noun

gownboy (plural gownboys)

  1. (historical) A male scholar at Charterhouse School, entitled to wear a gown.

Forms of gownboy

pluralgownboys

Origin of gownboy

gown + boy

Questions about gownboy

What does gownboy mean?
Gownboy means a male scholar at Charterhouse School, entitled to wear a gown.
What part of speech is gownboy?
Gownboy is a noun.
What is the plural of gownboy?
The plural of gownboy is gownboys.

Words near gownboy in the dictionary

  1. gowli
  2. gowling
  3. gowlis
  4. gowls
  5. gown
  6. gownboy
  7. gownboys
  8. gownd
  9. gownds
  10. gowned
  11. gownie

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