"knife-boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knife-boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knife-boy (plural knife-boys)
  1. (historical) A boy employed to clean knives. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations
    Sense id: en-knife-boy-en-noun-JmhD2nrb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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