- shoeblacks
- n. bootblack, one who shines shoes as an occupation
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
shoeblacks
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blackguard — (n.) 1530s, scullion, kitchen knave. Perhaps once an actual military or guard unit; more likely originally a mock military reference to scullions and kitchen knaves of noble households, of black liveried personal guards, and of shoeblacks. By… … Etymology dictionary
