donkey boy

English

Noun

donkey boy (plural donkey boys)

1. Alternative form of donkey-boy
   • 1902, William Eleazar Barton, The Old World in the New Century, page 368:

     It was just before noon, and I had completed my agreement with the donkey boy to be with me in the afternoon, when, asking his name, I remembered my message.

   • 1911, Frank Gee Patchin, The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service, page 191:

     Sam prodded the beast and yelled at him; donkey boys punched the animal with their fingers to stir him up, but still the animal refused to move.

   • 2023, Blanche McManus, Nabul, Our Little Egyptian Cousin, page 3:

     "Tis only that imp of mischief, Nabul, and his donkey," they would say as they made way for the little rider, for everybody knew and liked little Nabul Ben Hassan, the youngest donkey boy in Cairo.