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Linkman

noun
(pl. linkmen)
1.
(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets.  Synonym: linkboy.






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"Linkman" Quotes from Famous Books



... thief, who, while the daylight shone, Made the walls echo with his begging tone: That crutch, which late compassion moved, shall wound Thy bleeding head, and fell thee to the ground. Though thou art tempted by the linkman's call, Yet trust him not along the lonely wall; In the midway he'll quench the flaming brand, And share the booty with the pilfering band. Still keep the public streets where oily rays, Shot from the ...
— Holborn and Bloomsbury - The Fascination of London • Sir Walter Besant



Words linked to "Linkman" :   attender, tender, attendant



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