bomboyn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒmbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈbɑmˌbɔɪ/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1700s bumboy, 1700s 1900s– bomboy.

β. 1900s– bomba.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from a West African language.

Etymology: Apparently < a West African language; in α. forms with remodelling of the second syllable after boy n.¹

Now historical.

A slave, typically of African origin, with supervisory authority over other slaves; a foreman of slaves.Apparently unrecorded between the mid 18th cent. and 20th cent.

ΚΠ

α.

1683 J. Groome Let. 8 Aug. in R. Law Eng. in W. Afr. (1997) I. 292 This last night haveing received a receipt from the Bumboy of 32 slaves, I doe find that 4 are mentioned as old.

1728 in A. P. Kup Hist. Sierra Leone 1400–1787 (1961) iii. 111 I..call upon the Bomboys who answer me, and then were with me near 20 of the Castle Slaves.

1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 174 The Bum-boy again supervises the Slaves.

1985 P. C. W. Gutkind in C. C. Vidrovitch & P. E. Lovejoy Workers Afr. Trade ii. 37 In 1718 a small group of canoemen attacked a bomboy who had been sent by his master to get some cargo.

2014 R. J. Sparks Where Negros are Masters vii. 215 The bomboy, whose job was to keep order on the beach, stood guard over the canoe.

β. 1929 W. E. Roth tr. P. M. Netscher Hist. Colonies Essequebo, Demerary & Berbice 90/1 His faithful bomba (foreman) [Du. bomba (meesterknecht)] was taken prisoner and put to death.1974 I. Dookhan Hist. Virgin Islands of U.S. x. 167 The rebellion was carefully planned by the second ‘bomba’ or slave driver, named Kanta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bomboy
释义	bomboyn. Brit. /ˈbɒmbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈbɑmˌbɔɪ/ Forms: α. 1600s–1700s bumboy, 1700s 1900s– bomboy. β. 1900s– bomba. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from a West African language. Etymology: Apparently < a West African language; in α. forms with remodelling of the second syllable after boy n.¹ Now historical. A slave, typically of African origin, with supervisory authority over other slaves; a foreman of slaves.Apparently unrecorded between the mid 18th cent. and 20th cent. ΚΠ α. 1683 J. Groome Let. 8 Aug. in R. Law Eng. in W. Afr. (1997) I. 292 This last night haveing received a receipt from the Bumboy of 32 slaves, I doe find that 4 are mentioned as old. 1728 in A. P. Kup Hist. Sierra Leone 1400–1787 (1961) iii. 111 I..call upon the Bomboys who answer me, and then were with me near 20 of the Castle Slaves. 1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 174 The Bum-boy again supervises the Slaves. 1985 P. C. W. Gutkind in C. C. Vidrovitch & P. E. Lovejoy Workers Afr. Trade ii. 37 In 1718 a small group of canoemen attacked a bomboy who had been sent by his master to get some cargo. 2014 R. J. Sparks Where Negros are Masters vii. 215 The bomboy, whose job was to keep order on the beach, stood guard over the canoe. β. 1929 W. E. Roth tr. P. M. Netscher Hist. Colonies Essequebo, Demerary & Berbice 90/1 His faithful bomba (foreman) [Du. bomba (meesterknecht)] was taken prisoner and put to death.1974 I. Dookhan Hist. Virgin Islands of U.S. x. 167 The rebellion was carefully planned by the second ‘bomba’ or slave driver, named Kanta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1683
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