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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9439490, member: 5833"]Think 'the boy in buttons'. </p><p><br /></p><p>Noun. boy in buttons (plural boys in buttons) (historical) <b>A young male servant in livery; a page</b>. </p><p><br /></p><p>Believe that's who the character 'Billy' in the Sherlock Holmes stories was. He was always being sent to the telegram office, etc. Bellhops are closely related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9439490, member: 5833"]Think 'the boy in buttons'. Noun. boy in buttons (plural boys in buttons) (historical) [B]A young male servant in livery; a page[/B]. Believe that's who the character 'Billy' in the Sherlock Holmes stories was. He was always being sent to the telegram office, etc. Bellhops are closely related.[/QUOTE]
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