lackeys

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.
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         Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
                                                  --Shak.
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   {Lackey caterpillar} (Zool.), the caterpillar, or larva, of
      any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so called
      from its party-colored markings. The common European
      species ({Clisiocampa neustria}) is striped with blue,
      yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The
      American species ({Clisiocampa Americana} and {Clisiocampa
      sylvatica}) are commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See
      {Tent caterpillar}, under {Tent}.

   {Lackey moth} (Zool.), the moth which produces the lackey
      caterpillar.
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