press boyn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛsbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈprɛsˌbɔɪ/

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

Etymology: < press n.¹ + boy n.¹

Chiefly U.S. Now historical.

A boy or young man who operates a press, esp. a printing press; (also) a boy or young man employed in a printing office, esp. as a messenger.

ΚΠ

1813 Bean Ing Mill Note-bk. in W. B. Crump Leeds Woollen Industry 1780–1820 (1931) 307 Number of People employed at Bean Ing Sept. 29th 1813..Cropping Shops..5 Premajers 2 Press Boys.

1855 Delaware State Reporter 24 Dec. 1/6 The press-boys crawl wearily to their beds;..and soon all is quiet [in] the press-room.

1892 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 26 Jan. 5/2 The press boy appeared from the press-room with the intelligence that the press-room was afire.

1912 G. A. Stevens N.Y. Typogr. Union No. 6 in Ann. Rep. Dept. Bureaus 1911 (N.Y. State Dept. Labor) II: Pt. I xli. 657 He obtained employment as a press-boy in the office of the Register.

1941 Coe Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 5 Feb. Once upon a time there was a davenport in the press room of the Caravan... Now the press boys just sit on the floor.

2002 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 16 June 1 At Christmas, Press boys might earn an extra $100.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press boy
释义	press boyn. Brit. /ˈprɛsbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈprɛsˌbɔɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, boy n.¹ Etymology: < press n.¹ + boy n.¹ Chiefly U.S. Now historical. A boy or young man who operates a press, esp. a printing press; (also) a boy or young man employed in a printing office, esp. as a messenger. ΚΠ 1813 Bean Ing Mill Note-bk. in W. B. Crump Leeds Woollen Industry 1780–1820 (1931) 307 Number of People employed at Bean Ing Sept. 29th 1813..Cropping Shops..5 Premajers 2 Press Boys. 1855 Delaware State Reporter 24 Dec. 1/6 The press-boys crawl wearily to their beds;..and soon all is quiet [in] the press-room. 1892 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 26 Jan. 5/2 The press boy appeared from the press-room with the intelligence that the press-room was afire. 1912 G. A. Stevens N.Y. Typogr. Union No. 6 in Ann. Rep. Dept. Bureaus 1911 (N.Y. State Dept. Labor) II: Pt. I xli. 657 He obtained employment as a press-boy in the office of the Register. 1941 Coe Cosmos (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 5 Feb. Once upon a time there was a davenport in the press room of the Caravan... Now the press boys just sit on the floor. 2002 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 16 June 1 At Christmas, Press boys might earn an extra $100. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1813
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