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pot·boy
(pŏt′boi′)n. Chiefly British
A boy or man who works in an inn or a public house serving customers and doing chores.
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potboy
(ˈpɒtˌbɔɪ) orpotman
n, pl -boys or -men
(Historical Terms) chiefly Brit (esp formerly) a youth or man employed at a public house to serve beer, etc
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Noun | 1. | potboy - a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job |
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