"link boy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: link boys [plural]
Etymology: From link (“torch, light”) + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|link|boy|t1=torch, light}} link (“torch, light”) + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} link boy (plural link boys)

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