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quarterboys

quarterboys is the plural of quarterboy.

Meaning of quarterboy

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.

Questions about quarterboys

What is quarterboys the plural of?
Quarterboys is the plural of quarterboy.

Words near quarterboys in the dictionary

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

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