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  • The Old Boy — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • the old-boy network — UK US noun [S] (also old school tie) UK DISAPPROVING ► the informal system in which men who went to the same school or university help each other to find good jobs or get other social advantages: »He got his City job through the old boy network.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Old Boy (manga) — Old Boy Cover to Vol. 1 オールドボーイ―ルーズ戦記 (Old Boy: Loose Military History) Genre C …   Wikipedia

  • old boy — n 1.) BrE a man who used to be a student at a school ▪ an old boys reunion 2.) the old boy network the system by which men who went to the same school, belong to the same club etc use their influence to help each other 3.) BrE spoken an old man ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • The Wind Boy — is a fantasy book by Ethel Cook Eliot. The book was originally published in 1923, and went out of print. This book was published again in 1945 [cite news |title=Simple Story of Founding of a Shrine |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/a… …   Wikipedia

  • The Judas Boy — is Volume V of the novel sequence Alms for Oblivion by Simon Raven, published in 1968. It was the fifth novel to be published in The Alms for Oblivion sequence and is the sixth novel chronologically. The story takes place in London, Athens and on …   Wikipedia

  • The Winslow Boy — is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an actual incident in the Edwardian era, which took place at the Royal Naval College, Osbourne. The play s London debut was in 1946, and it featured Emlyn Williams, Mona Washbourne, Angela …   Wikipedia

  • The Every Boy — is the debut novel by American author and filmmaker Dana Adam Shapiro. The author Dana Adam Shapiro produced and co directed Murderball, the Academy Award nominated documentary about quadriplegic rugby players. He is a former senior editor at… …   Wikipedia

  • Old boy network — For the type of political corruption, see Good ol boy network. An old boy network, or society, can refer to social and business connections among former pupils of male only private schools. British public school students were traditionally called …   Wikipedia

  • old boy network — n [sing] (BrE infml often disapprov) (especially in the past) the situation in many British companies, government departments and branches of the armed forces where people give jobs and other privileges to ‘old boys’ (= former students) of the… …   Universalium

  • old boy network — {n. phr.} A system whereby men who went to the same school help each other to get good jobs, regardless of their ability or training. * /Peter got his lucrative job thanks to the old boy network rather than because of his qualifications./ Compare …   Dictionary of American idioms

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