- a variation of bottlewasher.
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
"I'm the Vicar's bottle-washer, you know," added the curate, with a guffaw.
From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
I am a-thinking you will be chief cook and bottle-washer at that sarching, for the appintment is at hand.
From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
I'm only chief clerk and bottle-washer round here; but—" "Where is the doctor?
From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Hurst, Fannie
I shall expect you to be chief cook, but not bottle-washer.
From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell
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