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Meaning of "linkboy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LINKBOY

linkboy  [ˈlɪŋkˌbɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINKBOY

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Linkboy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LINKBOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

linkboy

Link-boy

A link-boy was a boy who carried a flaming torch to light the way for pedestrians at night. Linkboys were common in London in the days before street lighting. The linkboy's fee was commonly one farthing, and the torch was often made from burning pitch and tow. Link-boys and their torches also accompanied litter vehicles, known as sedan chairs, that were operated by chairmen. Where possible, the link boys escorted the fares to the chairmen, the passengers then being delivered to the door of their lodgings. Several houses in Bath, UK, still have the link extinguishers on the exteriors, shaped like outsized candle snuffers . The term derives from "link", a term for the cotton tow that formed the wick of the torch. Links are mentioned in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, part 1, as Falstaff teases Bardolph about the shining redness of his face: "Thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking with thee in the night betwixt tavern and tavern." Georgian link extinguisher on a house in Bath, UK Sir Joshua Reynolds painted Cupid as a Link Boy, now held by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.

Definition of linkboy in the English dictionary

The definition of linkboy in the dictionary is a boy who carried a torch for pedestrians in dark streets.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINKBOY


attaboy
ˈætəˌbɔɪ
B-boy
ˈbiːˌbɔɪ
batboy
ˈbætˌbɔɪ
beachboy
ˈbiːtʃˌbɔɪ
billyboy
ˈbɪlɪˌbɔɪ
blackboy
ˈblækˌbɔɪ
carboy
ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ
cowboy
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ
deadboy
ˈdɛdˌbɔɪ
fanboy
ˈfænˌbɔɪ
highboy
ˈhaɪˌbɔɪ
homeboy
ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ
houseboy
ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ
ladyboy
ˈleɪdɪˌbɔɪ
newsboy
ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ
paperboy
ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ
playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ
schoolboy
ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ
tallboy
ˈtɔːlˌbɔɪ
tomboy
ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINKBOY

linishing
link
link motion
link road
Link trainer
linkable
linkage
linked list
linker
linking consonant
linking verb
linkman
linkmen
linkrot
links
linksland
linkster
linkup
linkwork
linky

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINKBOY

altar boy
baby boy
birthday boy
black boy
boy
bus boy
cabin boy
drummer boy
errand boy
fair-haired boy
golden boy
messenger boy
old boy
pretty boy
rent boy
shepherd boy
teddy boy
the boy
whipping boy
white-haired boy

Synonyms and antonyms of linkboy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «linkboy» into 25 languages

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linkboy
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LinkBoy
570 millions of speakers

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linkboy
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linkboy
380 millions of speakers
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LINKBOY
280 millions of speakers

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linkboy
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linkboy
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linkboy
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linkboy
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Linkboy
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LinkBoy
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linkboy
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linkboy
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Linkboy
85 millions of speakers
vi

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linkboy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

linkboy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिंकबॉय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

linkboy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linkboy
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Translator English - Polish

linkboy
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Translator English - Ukrainian

linkboy
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Translator English - Romanian

linkboy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

linkboy
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

linkboy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

linkboy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

linkboy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of linkboy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINKBOY»

The term «linkboy» is normally little used and occupies the 136.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LINKBOY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about linkboy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINKBOY»

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1
The Bouquet: Culled from Marylebone Gardens
Things could not go in this way long, Mr. Linkboy called in Mr. Sixhours to his assistance but all in vain; Mr. Sixhours proaned and fainted, called Mrs. Linkboy a wretched, misguided woman, and last had recourse to manual power, which he  ...
2
Sins of the Sirens
The linkboy fumbled with a flint. The link flared with a ragged brilliance that tore back the darkness. Richard blinked as the linkboy squinted at him. The cold streaks of tears immediately warmed under the linkboy's innocent — and highly ...
Loren Rhoads, Maria Alexander, Mehitobel Wilson
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Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions ...
April 8. — The Lady beat Mini- net, one mile, 1000 francs. Lord Seymour's br. m. La Biche, by Tooley, 7 yrs, beat M. de Vaublanc's bay horse, one mile and a half, 300 francs. Lockel, 1301bs. beat Lord Seymour's bay horse Linkboy, by Aladdin,  ...
‎1829
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The New Sporting Magazine
1 Mr. Tomes's b. h. The Burgess, 5 yrs. old 2 Mr. Odell's b. h. Linkboy, aged 3 Lord Ongley"s ch. c. Suffolk Punch, 4 yrs. old, bolted. The Coonty Plate of 50 gs. — Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Tomes's b. h. The Burgess, by Filho, 5 yrs.
‎1831
5
the coursing calender
Overton Stakes. — Baron Munchausen, in a long, wild course, quite outpaced Elegant. Linkboy had the first and last of a short course with Buttress, and the latter had the advantage in the middle. Autumn Rose got the run up with Bessie Bell ...
john crockrford, 1860
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The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
Moonbeam, by Wild Deyrrll, 4 yra, Sat 101b - - 1 ' - - J. Adams 1 M.A.,2yrs,5st8lb - -J. Clark 2 Linkboy, 3 yrs, 7st 41b - G.Sopp 3 Haymaker, 3 yra, 8at - - -Peppier 4 5 to 4 agat Moonbeam, & to 2 each agat Haymaker and M.A., and 5 to 1 agat ...
John William Carleton
7
The Cursing Calendar and Report of the Spring Season 1863
Hoiden beat Ackhar i Linkboy beat Gold Ring. Merry Maid beat Ben Bowbouse | in. Merry Maid beat Hoiden (I, dr) | Linkboy (a bye). IV. Mr J. Callander ns Merry Maid and Mr E. J. Lindsay's Linkboy divided the stakes. DIRLETON AND NORTH  ...
‎1863
8
The Sporting Review
Sir W. A. Maxwell's bk. d. Mosstrooper. Mr. G. Pollok's bk. and w. d. Keildor. Lord Douglas's bk. d. Kent. Mr. W. Ramsay's bk. d. Robert. Mr. Pollok's r. and w. d. Linkboy ... { ^aie^TM011'11 "*' ^ *' "' *"" Mr. Salmon's Buy-a-Broom ... Mr. Pollok's bk.
" "Craven, 1841
9
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
LINKBOY. Linkman. n.s [link and boy.] A boy that carries a torch to accommodate passengers with light. — What a ridiculous thing it was, that the continued shadow of the earth should be broken by sudden miraculous disclulions of light, ...
‎1816
10
ruff's guide to the turf for 1856
Park Hill Stakes (Up.) of 105/., for 2 yr olds ; 6 fur, Preston, by Barn Urn, 6at 121b Merlin, 7st 21b - King of the Gipsies, 6st 81b - Bonner and Buxom, 7st 111b *□ Gamester, 7st 51b - - linkboy 7st 21b - Br f by Iago— Chloris, 7st - St Mary, rist 21b ...
‎1855

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINKBOY»

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Dr Judith Rowbotham: History of street lighting is very illuminating...
The usual fee for a linkboy was a farthing. Nottingham's oil-fired street lamps used whale oil, from Hull, the largest depot in the country in the ... «Nottingham Post, Nov 14»
2
Tabletop Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Mordenkainen's …
In the NPC section you will find the cost for hiring an experienced crew for your ship or a linkboy to hold your torch. It is nice for those DMs that ... «diehard gamefan, Sep 11»
3
CellPhoneSoft updates LinkBoy; Provides Symbian UIQ3 based …
Today's reason is that Zoltan Gyorgypal from CellPhoneSoft, whom I've met there, informed me that he's updated its popular LinkBoy ... «IntoMobile, Dec 07»

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