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/foot"boy'/, n.a boy in livery employed as a servant; page.[1580-90; FOOT + BOY, modeled on footman]
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Footboy — Foot boy , n. A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
footboy — [foot′boi΄] n. [see FOOTMAN] a young manservant or page … English World dictionary
footboy — /ˈfʊtbɔɪ/ (say footboy) noun a boy in livery employed as a servant; page; lackey …
footboy — noun Date: 1585 a serving boy ; page, attendant … New Collegiate Dictionary
footboy — noun /fʊt ˌbôi/ a serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties as an adult footman … Wiktionary
footboy — n. lackey, boy employed as a servant … English contemporary dictionary
footboy — n. Menial, liveried attendant, footman, runner … New dictionary of synonyms
footboy — foot•boy [[t]ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ[/t]] n. a boy employed as a servant … From formal English to slang
footboy — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a serving boy : page, attendant … Useful english dictionary
foot page — noun Etymology: Middle English fot page : an errand boy : attendant, footboy * * * foot page, a boy attendant or servant; footboy … Useful english dictionary
