Meaning of link boy | Babel Free
Definitions
A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets.
Examples
““Servants is in the arms o' Porpus, I think,” said the short chairman, warming his hands at the attendant link-boy’s torch.”
“By the early eighteenth century link-boys had long been part of London's criminal and sexual mythology.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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