grease boy
grease boy · grease boys
A man employed in metalworking to dip sheets of tin in hot tallow to remove excess tinA man employed in metalworking to dip sheets of tin in hot tallow to remove excess tin.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A man employed in metalworking to dip sheets of tin in hot tallow to remove excess tin.
Forms
plural: grease boys| Singular | grease boy |
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See also
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