Definition of boy

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Boy (v. t.) To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.

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Oboe :: Oboe (n.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy..
Emboyssement :: Emboyssement (n.) An ambush.
Forward :: Forward (a.) Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years..
Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..
After :: After (prep.) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father..
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A headdress for men and boys; a cap.
Sirrah :: Sirrah (n.) A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger, contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural..
Boycott :: Boycott (v. t.) To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott..
Tomboy :: Tomboy (n.) A romping girl; a hoiden.
Treble :: Treble (n.) The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..
Vinaigrette :: Vinaigrette (n.) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man..
Boyhood :: Boyhood (n.) The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy.
Groom :: Groom (n.) A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable..
Boyer :: Boyer (n.) A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
Boyish :: Boyish (a.) Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.
Boycotting :: Boycotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Boycot.
Page :: Page (n.) A boy child.
Trapper :: Trapper (n.) A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.
Plowboy :: Plowboy (n.) Alt. of Ploughbo.
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