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noun

Groom n.

A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.

One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole.

A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.

Groom porter, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges.

verb

Groom v. i. (past & past part. groomed; pres. part. grooming) To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

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Etymology of 'Groom'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Groom" Quotes from Famous Books

... her service in disguise and performing menial offices for the pleasure of seeing her. One day she hears him singing in a grotto, and is charmed by the graceful replies he makes to her questions. A little later he saves her from robbers at the expense of a slight wound. She offers to make him groom of her chamber, but fearful of being recognized, he declines. Finally she lays her fortune at his feet, but he has too much generosity to accept the offer. Leaving a letter revealing his true rank and his poverty, he sails for Persia. ...

— The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood • George Frisbie Whicher

... later on in the morning strolled down to the stables. He had been there the day before, but he had still something to say to the stud-groom, an old friend of his, who had the highest ...

— Great Possessions • Mrs. Wilfrid Ward

... frankness and grace, and then eagerly demanded if tea might be on the terrace. Miss Bertram agreed and while she went indoors for a chat with the housekeeper, the boys tore round the place dragging Rob after them. The stables of course were visited, and an old groom who had known the boys' fathers when boys, ...

— His Big Opportunity • Amy Le Feuvre

... her in; she's for sale, without reserve," said a groom, who forced his way forward through ...

— Finn The Wolfhound • A. J. Dawson

... up to the group about the camp-fire, checked his horse, and gave the tobacco-roller and his son a plain man's greeting to plain men. The eagerness of the boy's face did not escape him; when he dismounted, flung the reins of Wildair to his groom, and crossed the bit of turf to the fire beneath the pines, he knew that he was pleasing a young heart. He loved youth, and to the young he was ...

— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston

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