bottle-washer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He is also, on this occasion, the director, online cook and offline bottle-washer.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
Well, Ty's chief cook and bottle-washer to-night; and you know enough about him to understand what that means.
From Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day by Douglas, Alan
"I guess I will!" said Maria, "when I get done being chief cook and bottle-washer to Mrs. Minny Candy."
From What She Could by Warner, Susan
Jane Mucklow cooked for the wounded; Susan Yellam was installed as bottle-washer in chief.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
When still a mere child, he had gone to work in a brewery as bottle-washer, and later as a lower servant in a house.
From Best Russian Short Stories by Seltzer, Thomas
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