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Bevin boys

noun
 
/ˈbevɪn bɔɪz/
 
/ˈbevɪn bɔɪz/
[plural] (informal)
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  1. the young British men who were sent to work in coal mines instead of joining the armed forces during the Second World War, when Ernest Bevin was minister of labour and national service
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