Meaning of donkeyboy | Babel Free

Examples

“Wynkyn de Worde, Informatiojn for Pilgrims (based in a great measure on William Wey, and published by Caxton) furnishes valuable hints regarding choice of cabin, contracts with skippers, provisions, lodgings on land, diet in the East, hire of mules and gratuities to donkeyboys.”

“'One morning, we heard unusual noises,' remembered Bertha Spafford, the American Colonist, 'and saw the worthy archaeologists playing at being donkeyboys, running alongside the donkeys and imitating the yelling, usually made by Arab boys who were mounted in the Englishmen's place.'”

“Ya Allah! the few native donkeyboys and servants exclaimed in terror and awe.”

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