maid of all work
Britishnoun
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a maid who does all types of housework
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a general factotum
Example Sentences
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The surprising thing is that the standard, oldtime maid of all work has practically disappeared from the U.S. scene.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said General Paul: "A commissar is a maid of all work, a democratic priest, an army doctor with his fingers always on the pulse of the Brigade."
From Time Magazine Archive
To her that temporary stage was surrounded by glamour and romance; a world remote from cook, scullion and maid of all work, and peopled with well-born dames, courtly ladies and exalted princesses.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
Here the farm hand and maid of all work were eating, and the landlord’s 42 rotund and energetic wife was bustling before the fireplace.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
It employs one maid of all work, who helps the housewife wherever help is needed, whether it is in the kitchen or the nursery.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
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