| 单词 | between-maid servant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbetween-maid servant A maidservant who assists both the cook and the housemaid; = tweeny n. Also between girl, between-maid servant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > maid or housemaid > assisting cook and housemaid tweeny1888 between-maid1890 1890 Daily News 23 June 7/5 Between servant..to assist cook and housemaid. 1890 Daily News 9 Dec. 7/6 Between-maid wanted. 1891 Daily News 11 Nov. 8/4 Wanted..good Plain Cook, also Between Girl. 1914 J. M. Barrie Admirable Crichton i. 53 A tweeny; that is to say, my lady, she is not at present, strictly speaking, anything; a between maid; she helps the vegetable maid. 1923 Daily Mail 25 Jan. 5 All of the general servant class masquerading as parlour-maids, cooks, between-maids, or others of experience. < as lemmas |
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