Lackeys

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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