potboy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For Hartson, the first symptoms appeared as an 11-year-old potboy at a social club in Swansea.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2015
Son of a farm laborer, he started work as a potboy, rose to the London County Council, Parliament, the peerage.
From Time Magazine Archive
None of the big kettles was clean, so the potboy had to scrub one out before filling it with water.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Within, Theon grabbed a passing potboy by the arm.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Tyrion began his explorations with the kitchen, where two fat women and a potboy watched him warily as he helped himself to cheese, bread, and figs.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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