lad of wax

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lad of wax (plural lads of wax)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A male cobbler (shoe repairer).
    Synonyms: waxie, waxy

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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