jack-boyn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækˌbɔɪ/

Forms: see Jack n.² and boy n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², boy n.¹

Etymology: < Jack n.² + boy n.¹ Compare jockey n.

Now rare or in historical contexts.

A boy employed to do menial or servile work; spec. a stable boy, a groom, a postilion. Cf. jockey n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > groom

palfreyman1297

horse-knavec1300

palfreyour1301

hostlera1450

ostlerc1449

stable groomc1485

palfrenier1490

equerry1552

jack-boy1562

horse-boy1563

custrel1577

ostleress1639

saddle nag1647

syce1650

groom1667

pad-groom1743

stable-boy1745

stableman1745

mehtar1828

strapper1828

lad1848

stable-lad1856

mafoo1863

ostler boy1864

swipe1929

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge > boy

jack-boy1562

1562 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Poyntes Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. 37 For euery trifle leaue iauncing thy nag, but rather make lacky of Iacke boy thy nag [1580 Iack boie thy wag].

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique v. vii. 668 They must haue the stones gathered off in winter..by little Iackboyes and girles.

1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 352 Those Sons of Jacob's Pilgashoth or Concubines, made a Slave or Servant of him [sc. Joseph]..they made him their Jack-Boy.

1770 ‘Orphanotrophian’ Fortunate Blue-coat Boy I. sig. M2^v When they are entered into the King's Ward..they are generally jack boys, as they are called, that is, they fetch the beer from the buttery in leathern jacks, and serve it out to the rest of the boys at their meals.

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 181 Jack-boy, a postillion.

1849 Lady Wilde tr. W. Meinhold Sidonia the Sorceress II. 152 She..uttered coarse and shameful words, such as the most shameless groom or jack-boy would scarce pronounce.

2012 E. James Ugly Duchess i. 6 You impudent jack-boy! How dare you!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack-boy
释义	jack-boyn. Brit. /ˈdʒakbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌbɔɪ/ Forms: see Jack n.² and boy n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², boy n.¹ Etymology: < Jack n.² + boy n.¹ Compare jockey n. Now rare or in historical contexts. A boy employed to do menial or servile work; spec. a stable boy, a groom, a postilion. Cf. jockey n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > groom palfreyman1297 horse-knavec1300 palfreyour1301 hostlera1450 ostlerc1449 stable groomc1485 palfrenier1490 equerry1552 jack-boy1562 horse-boy1563 custrel1577 ostleress1639 saddle nag1647 syce1650 groom1667 pad-groom1743 stable-boy1745 stableman1745 mehtar1828 strapper1828 lad1848 stable-lad1856 mafoo1863 ostler boy1864 swipe1929 society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > menial servant or drudge > boy jack-boy1562 1562 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Poyntes Husbandry (rev. ed.) f. 37 For euery trifle leaue iauncing thy nag, but rather make lacky of Iacke boy thy nag [1580 Iack boie thy wag]. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique v. vii. 668 They must haue the stones gathered off in winter..by little Iackboyes and girles. 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 352 Those Sons of Jacob's Pilgashoth or Concubines, made a Slave or Servant of him [sc. Joseph]..they made him their Jack-Boy. 1770 ‘Orphanotrophian’ Fortunate Blue-coat Boy I. sig. M2^v When they are entered into the King's Ward..they are generally jack boys, as they are called, that is, they fetch the beer from the buttery in leathern jacks, and serve it out to the rest of the boys at their meals. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 181 Jack-boy, a postillion. 1849 Lady Wilde tr. W. Meinhold Sidonia the Sorceress II. 152 She..uttered coarse and shameful words, such as the most shameless groom or jack-boy would scarce pronounce. 2012 E. James Ugly Duchess i. 6 You impudent jack-boy! How dare you! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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