pot-boyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑtˌbɔɪ/

Forms: see pot n.¹ and boy n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, boy n.¹

Etymology: < pot n.¹ + boy n.¹

A boy or young man employed in a public house, etc., to serve drinks or collect glasses. Now chiefly historical or archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid

tapsterc1000

drawer1379

wine-drawer1415

birlerc1440

shenkerc1440

trayer1473

tranter1500

skinker1575

lick-spigot1599

shot-shark1600

runner1601

skink1603

Hebe1606

Ganymede1608

squire of the gimlet1611

skinkard1615

bombard-man1616

bar-boy1631

faucet1631

tapstress1631

potman1652

barmaida1658

pot-boyc1662

tavern-drawer1709

tavern-boy1796

pot-girl1797

tap-boy1801

knight of the spigot1821

pewter-carrier1834

bartender1836

tap-waiter1836

barman1837

beer-boy1841

mixologist1856

bar-girl1857

mixer1858

gin slinger1871

swamper1907

tap-man1907

pot-woman1918

bar-staff1965

bar-person1976

c1662 Life & Death Mrs. Mary Frith 94 The Master fell a beating the Vinegar-drawer or Pot-boy for not looking to the clearness of the water that was set aside for this use.

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Neck-stamper, a pot-boy.

1794 A. Thomas Newfoundland Jrnl. (1968) iii. 48 This poor Boy Knight had some pretensions of Wit, which I fancy he had in some degree collected by living at different Public Houses in London in..the Quality of a Pott Boy.

1795 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 2 The circumstance that led to the discovery..was that of kidnapping a pot-boy.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 208 ‘The gen'l'm'n can't go in just now,’said a shambling pot-boy, with a red head.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xi. 101 The potboy..having to deal with drunken men occasionally.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures xi He rose, and the publican and the pot-boy were astonished to find the difference in the appearance of this coster's face.

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 259 A priested peasant, with a brother a policeman in Dublin and a brother a potboy in Moycullen.

1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xii. 117 It was the pot-boy, very tousled and peepy, and accompanied by a gust of stale beer.

1991 Times 13 Apr. 15/4 The petty criminal..will drink at the same pub as the crooks, or be a pot-boy (collector of glasses).

2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. 19 Every pot-boy in every public bar, every drunk swaying at every urinal, will have an expert opinion on US politics.

Derivatives

† potboydom n. Obsolete pot-boys collectively.Apparently an isolated use.

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the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid > class of

potboydom1850

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xiii. 208 It is a part of his game to ingratiate himself with all pot-boy-dom.

† potboyship n. Obsolete the position of a pot-boy.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid > position of

tapstership1597

potboyship1841

1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 439 He..bestowed the pot~boyship upon the youthful Ginginbetters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pot-boy
释义	pot-boyn. Brit. /ˈpɒtbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌbɔɪ/ Forms: see pot n.¹ and boy n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pot n.¹, boy n.¹ Etymology: < pot n.¹ + boy n.¹ A boy or young man employed in a public house, etc., to serve drinks or collect glasses. Now chiefly historical or archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid tapsterc1000 drawer1379 wine-drawer1415 birlerc1440 shenkerc1440 trayer1473 tranter1500 skinker1575 lick-spigot1599 shot-shark1600 runner1601 skink1603 Hebe1606 Ganymede1608 squire of the gimlet1611 skinkard1615 bombard-man1616 bar-boy1631 faucet1631 tapstress1631 potman1652 barmaida1658 pot-boyc1662 tavern-drawer1709 tavern-boy1796 pot-girl1797 tap-boy1801 knight of the spigot1821 pewter-carrier1834 bartender1836 tap-waiter1836 barman1837 beer-boy1841 mixologist1856 bar-girl1857 mixer1858 gin slinger1871 swamper1907 tap-man1907 pot-woman1918 bar-staff1965 bar-person1976 c1662 Life & Death Mrs. Mary Frith 94 The Master fell a beating the Vinegar-drawer or Pot-boy for not looking to the clearness of the water that was set aside for this use. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Neck-stamper, a pot-boy. 1794 A. Thomas Newfoundland Jrnl. (1968) iii. 48 This poor Boy Knight had some pretensions of Wit, which I fancy he had in some degree collected by living at different Public Houses in London in..the Quality of a Pott Boy. 1795 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 2 The circumstance that led to the discovery..was that of kidnapping a pot-boy. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 208 ‘The gen'l'm'n can't go in just now,’said a shambling pot-boy, with a red head. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xi. 101 The potboy..having to deal with drunken men occasionally. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures xi He rose, and the publican and the pot-boy were astonished to find the difference in the appearance of this coster's face. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 259 A priested peasant, with a brother a policeman in Dublin and a brother a potboy in Moycullen. 1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xii. 117 It was the pot-boy, very tousled and peepy, and accompanied by a gust of stale beer. 1991 Times 13 Apr. 15/4 The petty criminal..will drink at the same pub as the crooks, or be a pot-boy (collector of glasses). 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. 19 Every pot-boy in every public bar, every drunk swaying at every urinal, will have an expert opinion on US politics. Derivatives † potboydom n. Obsolete pot-boys collectively.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid > class of potboydom1850 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. xiii. 208 It is a part of his game to ingratiate himself with all pot-boy-dom. † potboyship n. Obsolete the position of a pot-boy.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > serving liquor > tapster or barmaid > position of tapstership1597 potboyship1841 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 439 He..bestowed the pot~boyship upon the youthful Ginginbetters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1662
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