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pull-up boy

pull-up boy noun: a boy employed in a metalworks to raise the furnace door.

Noun

pull-up boy (plural pull-up boys)

  1. (historical) A boy employed in a metalworks to raise the furnace door.
    Synonyms:
    door drawer

Synonyms of pull-up boy

Forms of pull-up boy

pluralpull-up boys

Questions about pull-up boy

What does pull-up boy mean?
Pull-up boy means a boy employed in a metalworks to raise the furnace door.
What part of speech is pull-up boy?
Pull-up boy is a noun.
What is the plural of pull-up boy?
The plural of pull-up boy is pull-up boys.

Words near pull-up boy in the dictionary

  1. pull-throughs
  2. pull-to-publish
  3. pull-up
  4. pull-up bar
  5. pull-up bars
  6. pull-up boy
  7. pull-up boys
  8. pull-up resistor
  9. pull-up resistors
  10. pull-upped
  11. pull-upping

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