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  • 21lackey — n. & v. (also lacquey) n. (pl. eys) 1 derog. a a servile political follower. b an obsequious parasitical person. 2 a a (usu. liveried) footman or manservant. b a servant. v.tr. ( eys, eyed) archaic behave servilely to; dance attendance on.… …

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  • 22Lackey (disambiguation) — Lackey may refer to one of the following:*Lackey (manservant) *John Lackey, an American baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim *Mercedes Lackey, an American author of fantasy novels *Lackey, Mississippi, a town in Monroe County,… …

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  • 23Lackey caterpillar — Lackey Lack ey, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E. lick, v.] An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower. [1913 Webster] Like a Christian footboy or a… …

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  • 24Lackey moth — Lackey Lack ey, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg. lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin to E. lick, v.] An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower. [1913 Webster] Like a Christian footboy or a… …

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  • 25Lackey, Virginia — Lackey (also known locally in its heyday as the Reservation ) was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States. Lackey is now extinct.During World War I, the properties of many primarily African American… …

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  • 26Lackey, Mississippi — Lackey is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.Lackey is located at coord|33|48|11|N|88|27|44|W| between Aberdeen and Hamilton on U.S. Route 45. According to the United States Geological Survey, a variant name… …

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  • 27Lackey moth — Lackey Malacosoma neustria Adult with light coloration Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 28Lackey (single) — Infobox Single Name = Lackey Artist = The Others from Album = The Others Released = January 17, 2005 Format = CD, Recorded = 2004 Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Mercury Records Producer = Chart position = * #21 (UK) Last single = Stan Bowles …

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  • 29Lackey, der — Der Lackēy, des en, plur. die en, ein geringer Liveree Bedienter zu Fuß, welcher vornehmlich zum Verschicken gebraucht wird. Anm. Wir haben dieses Wort so wie mehrere den Luxus betreffende Wörter von den Franzosen entlehnet, bey welchen Laquais… …

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  • 30lackey moth — noun also lackey ( s) Etymology: so called from the resemblance of the caterpillar s coat to a footman s livery : a European moth (Malacosoma neustria) with a larva that is a tent caterpillar sometimes injurious to orchard trees and other woody… …

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