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linkboy
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Princeton's WordNet
linkboy, linkmannoun
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
Wiktionary
linkboynoun
male servant or other attendant (regardless of age), employed to bear a torch or other light abroad at night
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Linkboynoun
A boy that carries a torch to accommodate passengers with light.
Etymology: link and boy.
What a ridiculous thing it was, that the continued shadow of the earth should be broken by sudden miraculous disclusions of light, to prevent the officiousness of the linkboy. Henry More, Divine Dialogues.
Though thou art tempted by the linkman ’s call,
Yet trust him not along the lonely wall. John Gay.In the black form of cinder wench she came.
O may no linkboy interrupt their love. John Gay, Trivia.
Wikipedia
linkboy
A link-boy (or link boy or linkboy) was a boy who carried a flaming torch to light the way for pedestrians at night. Linkboys were common in London in the days before the introduction of gas lighting in the early to mid 19th century. The linkboy's fee was commonly one farthing, and the torch was often made from burning pitch and tow. Link-boys and their torches also accompanied litter vehicles, known as sedan chairs, that were operated by chairmen. Where possible, the link boys escorted the fares to the chairmen, the passengers then being delivered to the door of their lodgings.Several houses in Bath, UK, and many in London still have the link extinguishers on the exteriors, shaped like outsized candle snuffers (see image, right).
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linkboy
A linkboy is a historical term referring to a boy who used to be employed to carry a torch to light the way for pedestrians at night, particularly in the streets of medieval European towns and cities. The term often appears in historical literature or in the context of night scenes in old towns.
Webster Dictionary
Linkboynoun
alt. of Linkman
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of linkboy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of linkboy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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