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footboy

/foot-boi/US // ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ //UK // (ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ) //

脚夫,步行者,步兵,步行男孩

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a boy in livery employed as a servant; page.

Examples

  • Mrs. Bungay's own footboy was lost amidst those large and black-coated attendants.

  • Jack, the footboy, whispered that they had pistols, and that he believed they were Bow-street officers.

  • Extreme cold is very well expressed in the slip-shod footboy, and the girl who is warming her hands.

  • And then Mr. Robarts walked into the house, his portmanteau following on a footboy's shoulder.

  • Mary was brought up as a boy, and at the age of 13 was engaged as a footboy to wait on a French lady.