potboy

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

pot +‎ boy

Noun

potboy (plural potboys)

  1. A boy employed as waiter to serve (pots of) drinks, as in a tavern.
  2. (British) a boy or man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses.

See also

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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