"potboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potboys [plural]
Etymology: pot + boy Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pot|boy}} pot + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} potboy (plural potboys)
  1. A boy employed in a plant nursery to tap clay pots with a stick for their ringing sound – indicating whether the plant required watering. As the compost would dry out the clay pot would resonate at a different pitch.
    Sense id: en-potboy-en-noun-GNLSk9Qc
  2. A boy employed as waiter to serve (pots of) drinks, as in a tavern. Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-potboy-en-noun-MeKQ8EzF Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 55 36
  3. (British) A boy or man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses. Tags: British Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-potboy-en-noun-5WCm7x2G Disambiguation of Male people: 20 33 47 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 14 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pot boy, pot-boy Related terms: pot-girl, potman, busboy

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