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Oakboys

Oakboys is the plural of Oakboy.

Meaning of Oakboy

Noun

Oakboy (plural Oakboys)

  1. (historical) A member of the Hearts of Oak, a protest movement of farmers and weavers that arose in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1761, in reaction to excessive taxation.
    Synonyms:
    Greenboy

Questions about Oakboys

What is Oakboys the plural of?
Oakboys is the plural of Oakboy.

Words near Oakboys in the dictionary

  1. oak-tag
  2. oak-tags
  3. Oakamoor
  4. oakbark
  5. Oakboy
  6. Oakboys
  7. Oakdale
  8. Oakdowns
  9. Oake
  10. oaked
  11. oaken

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