kitchenmaid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kitchenmaid
Example Sentences
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Mairead lived with her puttering old father and a slatternly kitchenmaid on a broken-down Irish farm.
From Time Magazine Archive
The unicorn went up to Meg the kitchenmaid, and bowed his head in front of her.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The kitchenmaid ought to have made her application through Mrs. O'Halloran.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
Bridget, the kitchenmaid, in a state of much tremor, confirmed this, and confessed she was there subsequently with Jim, that he had a torch, and they saw the flames break out.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
"Well, what about the rest?—haven't you got to get a kitchenmaid and some more housemaids or things?" queried Jim vaguely.
From Captain Jim by Bruce, Mary Grant
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