call-boy

A form of callboy — A male prostitute.

Meanings

nouncall-boy (plural call-boys)

plural call-boys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of callboy.

    Driver Drewe was born in February 1881, and entered the service of the L.S.W.R. as a call-boy at Exmouth Junction Depot in April 1895.

    1944 November and December, “Top Link Drivers”, in Railway Magazine, page 352
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APA

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Chicago

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