Oakboy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
oak + boy; they would wear a piece of oak in their hats.
Noun[edit]
Oakboy (plural Oakboys)
- (historical) A member of the Hearts of Oak, a protest movement of farmers and weavers that arose in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1761, in reaction to excessive taxation.
- Synonym: Greenboy