单词 | house tablemaid |
释义 | > as lemmashouse tablemaid house tablemaid n. now rare (historical in later use) a female servant combining the functions of housemaid and tablemaid.Cf. house chambermaid n., house parlourmaid n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > maid or housemaid > housemaid with other duties house chambermaid1861 house waiting maid1863 house tablemaid1874 house parlourmaid1878 1874 Glasgow Herald 21 Sept. Servant:..good laundress. Also House Tablemaid. 1911 G. Watson Toddie viii. 70 As one of a civilized household, expected to run in treble harness with a cook and a house-table maid it must be admitted that Devina was a sad stumbling-block. 2009 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 21 May 4 At the age of 16 she gained her first employment as a house table maid at a private house in Aberdeen. < as lemmas |
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