单词 | cab-boy |
释义 | > as lemmascab-boy cab-boy n. now historical and rare a boy in livery employed to attend a horse-drawn cab as a footman or groom (cf. tiger n. 6a); (also) a boy whose occupation is driving a horse-drawn cab. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > boy who attends his master when driving tiger1825 cab-boy1828 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > [noun] > liveried > boy > who attends his master when driving cab-boy1828 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. viii. 69 I sent my cab boy (vulgo Tiger) to inquire of the groom, whether it [sc. the horse] was to be sold, and to whom it belonged. 1861 Hints to Travellers Overland Route to India, Austral., & China (Pop. Overland Guide) 50 The calesse drivers—the cabmen, or rather the cab-boys, of the place. 1918 G. Moore Story-teller's Holiday vii. 27 I've often heard Sir Hugh say that he picked him from the hedge and that he became immediately after the best cab-boy in London. 1998 Times 19 Dec. 30/2 A small, round-faced cab-boy in the snowy street below, wearing hat and muffler of the brightest blue. < as lemmas |
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