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linkboy
/ ˈlɪŋkˌbɔɪ /
noun
- (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
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From a linkboy outside a travelling theatre he was promoted to employment within.
From Project Gutenberg
He looked after us with foreboding eyes as we went out of the great gate, alone, with not so much as a linkboy.
From Project Gutenberg
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