chambermaidingn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃeɪmbəmeɪdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃeɪmbərˌmeɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chambermaid n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < chambermaid n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later chambermaid v., maiding n. at maid v. Derivatives.

The work or occupation of a chambermaid (chambermaid n. 2a); the action of chambermaid v.

ΚΠ

1855 N. P. Willis Out-doors at Idlewild lx. 420 By male and military chamber-maiding, no coverlet petticoats were allowed to fall over the naked iron legs of the bedsteads.

1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves iii. 32 She had said her say on the subject of the cooking, the waiting, the chambermaiding, and everything else.

1988 Rural Delivery June 29/2 There will be cooking, cleaning, dishwashing, chambermaiding, bookkeeping and entertaining the guests.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Sept. (Educ. section) 8 I waitressed for the first week and did chambermaiding for the second.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	chambermaiding
释义	chambermaidingn. Brit. /ˈtʃeɪmbəmeɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃeɪmbərˌmeɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chambermaid n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < chambermaid n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later chambermaid v., maiding n. at maid v. Derivatives. The work or occupation of a chambermaid (chambermaid n. 2a); the action of chambermaid v. ΚΠ 1855 N. P. Willis Out-doors at Idlewild lx. 420 By male and military chamber-maiding, no coverlet petticoats were allowed to fall over the naked iron legs of the bedsteads. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves iii. 32 She had said her say on the subject of the cooking, the waiting, the chambermaiding, and everything else. 1988 Rural Delivery June 29/2 There will be cooking, cleaning, dishwashing, chambermaiding, bookkeeping and entertaining the guests. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Sept. (Educ. section) 8 I waitressed for the first week and did chambermaiding for the second. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1855
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