whiteboy

whiteboy
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌbȯi\ noun
1. archaic : a favored person : pet
2. usually capitalized [so called from their wearing white shirts outside their other clothes as a means of recognition on their night raids] : one of an agrarian association formed among the Irish peasants in 1761 especially to redress their grievances against their landlords and to resist collection of tithes

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  • Whiteboy — /ˈwaɪtbɔɪ/ (say wuytboy) noun History a member of a secret association of Irish peasants, formed in about 1761 for the purposes of redressing grievances against landlords, protesting against tithes, etc., by acts of terrorism and arson. They wore …  

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