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housebois

housebois is the plural of houseboi.

Meaning of houseboi

Noun

houseboi (plural housebois)

  1. A domestic manservant, particularly colonial.
    • “‘Dear Chief: The bearer of this letter, Chow Lan Chu, my houseboi, is a great thief and steals whatever he can lay his hands on. […]’”1922, Stephen Piero Sergius Rudinger de Rodyenko, Small Me: A Story of Shanghai Life, The James A. McCann Company, page 36

Questions about housebois

What is housebois the plural of?
Housebois is the plural of houseboi.

Words near housebois in the dictionary

  1. houseboating
  2. houseboats
  3. housebodies
  4. housebody
  5. houseboi
  6. housebois
  7. housebook
  8. housebooks
  9. housebot
  10. housebote
  11. housebotes

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