donkeyboy

English

Noun

donkeyboy (plural donkeyboys)

1. Alternative form of donkey-boy
   • 1912, G. Hartwell Jones, “Celtic Britain and the Pilgrim Movement”, in Y Cymmrodor: The Magazine of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, volume 23, page 69:

     Wynkyn de Worde, Informatiojn for Pilgrims (based in a great measure on William Wey, and published by Caxton) furnishes valuable hints regarding choice of cabin, contracts with skippers, provisions, lodgings on land, diet in the East, hire of mules and gratuities to donkeyboys.

   • 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 468:

     'One morning, we heard unusual noises,' remembered Bertha Spafford, the American Colonist, 'and saw the worthy archaeologists playing at being donkeyboys, running alongside the donkeys and imitating the yelling, usually made by Arab boys who were mounted in the Englishmen's place.'

   • 2017, Lois Tilton, Noreen Doyle, “The Chapter of Coming Forth by Night”, in Paula Guran, editor, The Mammoth Book Of the Mummy:

     Ya Allah! the few native donkeyboys and servants exclaimed in terror and awe.