"booking lad" meaning in All languages combined

See booking lad on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: booking lads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booking lad (plural booking lads)
  1. (rail transport, dated, British) A young male employee in a signal box who records the movement of trains past the box. Tags: British, dated Categories (topical): Occupations, Rail transportation Synonyms: signal lad

Inflected forms

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