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Home boy

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1864, OED Evaluation: Chiefly North American

A boy who has been brought up or resettled by a charitable home, orphanage, or similar institution.

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Speaker 2: Quite- he was quite- Speaker 1: He was a- he was a home boy. Speaker 2: He was quite a unit.
A boy who has been brought up or resettled by a charitable home, orphanage, or similar institution.
Speaker: Lon Thicksson, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 65, Interview: 2013, Almonte
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