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.
Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
--Shak.
Lackey caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), the caterpillar, or larva,
of any bombycid moth of the genus Clisiocampa; -- so
called from its party-colored markings. The common
European species (C. neustria) is striped with blue,
yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The
American species (C. Americana and C. sylvatica) are
commonly called tent caterpillars. See Tent
caterpillar, under Tent.
Lackey moth (Zo["o]l.), the moth which produces the lackey
caterpillar.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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