"link boy" meaning in English

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          "text": "“Servants is in the arms o' Porpus, I think,” said the short chairman, warming his hands at the attendant link-boy’s torch.",
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        "(historical) A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets."
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        "(historical) A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets."
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