draw-boy

A form of drawboy — A boy who operates the harness cords of a drawloom.

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Meanings

noundraw-boy (plural draw-boys)

plural draw-boys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of drawboy.

    […] a draw-boy in the carpet-weaving shop; and while there I was sent one half of the day to a school kept by a widow, and the other half was spent in the shop at work.

    1867, Joshua Poole, The life of Joshua Poole, page 2
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APA

draw-boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw-boy

MLA

“draw-boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw-boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draw-boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw-boy.

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