roaring boy en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic) Synonym of roarer (“brawling young man”).
The Gipsie snap & Pedro are none of Toms Comradoes, yͤ punck I skorne, & yͤ cutpurse sworn & yͤ roring boyes brauadoes
c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roaring boys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |