КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «BOOT BOY»
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Young, artistically inclined Jonathan falls foul of his tyrannical boot manufacturing father and is cast adrift in the world, penniless and friendless, apart from an eccentric ex-partner of the father, who, unexpectedly, gifts him a pair of ...
Oh, most shabby was that boot-boy, And his shirt not white nor new ! Very worn
out were his breeches, All liis coat-seams showed the stitches, And his buttons
offward flew. Hut the soul that was within him Was the soul of YOU and me.
Jabez Thomas Sunderland, Brooke Herford, Frederick B. Mott, 1893
But his genius refused to accommodate itself to the polishing of boots and knives
; and so, after a while, the knowledge that our boot- boy could do decimal
fractions having ceased to console us for half-brushed boots and spotty knives,
Pips ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
n boots a hotel servant who cleans boots, runs messages, etc. boot black a
person whose job is to clean and polish shoes; a shoeblack: boot boy same as
bower boy (sec under bower): boot camp (slang, orig N Am) a training centre for
naval ...
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Una's friends: their holiday in fairyland
So the Baron and the boot-boy had a boxing match in the castle court, in which
the young gentleman learnt to hit out straight from the shoulder, and they both got
so excited that the boot-boy presently forgot whom he was fighting with, and ...
smoking coat, and the blinds that didn't fit the study windows." " I have always
noticed," observed Tom, " that the principal use of a boot boy is to take away all
the things one doesn't want." Certainly, the house was much tidier than usual
during ...
Hidden once more behind the portrait of Queen Xenophobe in the Servants Hall
he watched the slight figure of Crater the boot boy as he re-laid the fire in the
hearth. The problem was how to administer the necessary dose. He could hardly
go ...
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[BOOT v.1 (1)] boot boy n. [1970s+] a skinhead, [the heavy boots that make up
part of their 'uniform'] boot camp n. see BOOT n.2 (1). boot-catcher n. [late 18C-
early 19C] the servant whose task it is to help guests off with and to clean their
boots ...
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Boy Labour and Apprenticeship
The fortunes of the page and club boy await the zeal of an investigator; the knife
and boot boy soon passes to some other occupation. Of the three classes,
domestic service is the least important and the soonest left by the boy. The
second ...
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Buckingham Palace Gardens
"No, poor stupid cow." The boot boy shook his head. " 'E spoke nice, but that don't
mean nothin'. Don't even mean 'e got money, let alone sense. Some o' them
upmarket toffs is the worst." "When did she go?" "Gawd knows." "Didn't you go
after ...
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Bono recalls dark origins of U2's Cedarwood Road
"Myself and my friends dealt with the kind of skinhead, boot boy culture of the time by creating our own reality, and eventually our own rock and ... «RTE.ie, Июл 15»
Bono, Edge Break Down Tumultuous Origins of U2's 'Cedarwood …
"My self and my friends dealt with the kind of skinhead, boot boy culture of the time by creating our own reality, and eventually our own rock and ... «RollingStone.com, Июн 15»
Former team-mates and Everton supporters pay tribute to Andy King …
I first came across him at Everton Football Club when I signed apprentice forms and I was his designated boot boy," he said. "It was hell. «Western Daily Press, Июн 15»
Alan Kelly condemns claim local authorities will be 'boot boys …
Mr Kelly told him: “I do not intend to make anyone a boot boy for Irish Water. ” However, Socialist TD, Paul Murphy, said Irish Water was giving ... «Irish Times, Мар 15»
Gordon Sharrock's sporting memories: Historic relegation edged …
I started at the bottom as a boot boy and I've done the lot. I even used to have to clean the toilets and the baths. “But I've enjoyed every moment. «The Bolton News, Мар 15»
Eamon Dunphy gets a kicking, while we all get a reality check
Open Gallery 1 Eamon Dunphy. The boot boy from Fine Gael took the legs from under poor old Eamo in a series of well-timed tackles. «Irish Independent, Фев 15»
Cleethorpes couple among winners of £1000 on the People's …
Don't forget, you can win £20 if you spot the little leaking boot boy in the pages and there's a voucher for 2-for-1 cocktails at Bar Babylon. «Grimsby Telegraph, Фев 15»
What next for the toxic grocer?
Other than photocopying and being sent off to price check on the competition, my role was something akin to a boot boy whose job was to shine ... «Management Today, Янв 15»
Enda the new boot boy of politics
For so long such a sorry bunch of ministers, the Cabinet has now decided apology time is over, as Enda Kenny revealed himself to be the new ... «Irish Examiner, Янв 15»
Barca fans fear bleak winter
BOOT BOY: Celta Vigo's Nolito goes in high to flick the ball away from Barcelona's Dani Alves at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barca lost again, after ... «Irish Examiner, Ноя 14»
