Meanings
noungrease boy (plural grease boys)
plural grease boys
- historicalA man employed in metalworking to dip sheets of tin in hot tallow to remove excess tin.
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grease boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20boy
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“grease boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grease boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grease%20boy.
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