booking lads

A form of booking lad — A young male employee in a signal box who records the movement of trains past the box.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of booking lad
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APA

booking lads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/booking%20lads

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