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quarterboy

quarterboy noun: a male figure that strikes a bell every quarter of an hour as part of the mechanism of a public clock.

Noun

quarterboy (plural quarterboys)

  1. A male figure that strikes a bell every quarter of an hour as part of the mechanism of a public clock.

Forms of quarterboy

pluralquarterboys

Origin of quarterboy

From quarter + boy.

Questions about quarterboy

What does quarterboy mean?
Quarterboy means a male figure that strikes a bell every quarter of an hour as part of the mechanism of a public clock.
What part of speech is quarterboy?
Quarterboy is a noun.
What is the plural of quarterboy?
The plural of quarterboy is quarterboys.

Words near quarterboy in the dictionary

  1. quarterages
  2. quarterback
  3. quarterbacked
  4. quarterbacking
  5. quarterbacks
  6. quarterboy
  7. quarterboys
  8. quarterdeck
  9. quarterdecker
  10. quarterdeckers
  11. quarterdecks

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