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Meanings of prentice boy in English

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Usage of prentice boy in English
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So the captain orders a ' prentice boy to jump in and set them the example.
Battles with the Sea
2
The coastguardsmen haul on the whip, and off goes our ' prentice boy like a seagull.
Battles with the Sea
3
As John Halifax, not as the tanner's ' prentice boy?
John Halifax, Gentleman
4
In front of the smithy, a blacksmith was shoeing a warhorse, with a ' prentice boy assisting.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
5
No great weight would be given to the word of a ' prentice boy as against that of a noble.
St. George for England
6
Jem Taylor, mistaking his silence for assent, went on: You have it harder than any ' prentice boy I ever saw.
Watch—Work—Wait / Or, The Orphan's Victory
7
Then you were a ' prentice boy, now you are an esquire of Sir Walter Manny, and on the highway to distinction.
St. George for England
8
Malcolm's plan must be carried out to the letter, and I doubt not that you will pass well as a ' prentice boy.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus
9
No banging of drums, no ' prentice boys howling out the songs of their guilds?
The White Queen
10
The Christ's Hospital children arrived safe, and became the precious seed of the ' prentice boys.
The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times
11
Then come out the people themselves, and last of all the ' prentice boys come clattering down the aisle.
As We Are and As We May Be
12
Fire, it was-terribleone what killed him and pretty badly scorched a couple of ' prentice boys with 'im.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
13
Did I tell you what befel him not long since in London town, at the place where the ' prentice boys' sport?
Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
14
Then there is a great crowd of roughs, prentice boys and pale, German tailors-thelatter with their legs uncrossed for a relaxation.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life / or, the Sights and Sensati...
15
"That poor ' prentice boy, most like."
A feast for crows
16
"They rode down my ' prentice boy," said a squat man with a smith's muscles and a bandage around his head.
A Game of Thrones
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