housemaid
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Worse yet, hours after Felix’s departure, the Platters’ housemaid came down with the plague.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Bids of up to £4,000 had been expected for the one-page note, which is addressed to the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in Windsor and includes drawings of dogs, horses and children.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
A red flag for sure, but it’s not long before Nina is practically loading a harpoon gun with red flags and firing them at her new housemaid, left and right.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
She works as a housemaid in downtown and uses public transport daily.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
The jerfalcon, seeming to appreciate the display, roused his feathers heartily, like a housemaid shaking a mop out of the window.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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