Usually means: Boy who carries torches, guides.
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  1. linkboy: Merriam-Webster
  2. linkboy: Collins English Dictionary
  3. linkboy: Vocabulary.com
  4. linkboy: Wordnik
  5. linkboy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. Linkboy, linkboy: Dictionary.com
  7. Linkboy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Linkboy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. linkboy: Rhymezone
  10. Linkboy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. linkboy: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  12. linkboy: FreeDictionary.org
  13. linkboy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. linkboy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. linkboy: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Linkboy)

noun:  Alternative form of link boy [(historical) A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets.]

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