intelligence office


noun
  1. Obsolete. an employment agency for the placement of domestic help.

Origin of intelligence office

1
First recorded in 1685–95

Words Nearby intelligence office

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How to use intelligence office in a sentence

  • All the correspondents were summoned at noon to the intelligence office.

    Ladysmith | H. W. Nevinson
  • Even the kindest of us sometimes say, "She looks like a cook" or, "I feel as if I were dressed for the intelligence office."