Whiteboy
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Whiteboy
C18: adopted from the earlier use of the phrase as a term of endearment for a boy or man
Example Sentences
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A few minutes brought this kind-hearted Whiteboy back to the spot where Hourigan and his companion, who was also his cousin, fell.
From The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
The few Catholic noblemen outdid the Protestants in expressions of devotion; the Whiteboy risings were as little disloyal as religious.
From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine
He was aware of the grievances of Ulster, and his description of the conditions of the Munster peasantry in the Whiteboy debates of 1787 is classical.
From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine
The tithe system was another all but unendurable burden, and it was against the tithe proctors that the worst of the Whiteboy outrages were committed.
From The Story of Ireland by Lawless, Emily
In January 1787 Fitzgibbon introduced a stringent bill for repressing the Whiteboy outrages.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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