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单词 cook-housekeeper
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cook-housekeeper
c. As a modifier, designating a domestic servant who does the work of a cook but also does the duties of the servant indicated by the second element, as in cook-housekeeper, cook-housemaid, cook-valet, etc. See also cook-general n. at Compounds 1d, and quot. 1918 at cookmaid n.
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1784 Leeds Intelligencer 13 Jan. Wanted in a Gentleman's Family in the Country, a Cook-Housekeeper, that has lived in good Places, and can produce an undeniable Character.
1811 Morning Post 4 Dec. A Cook House-Maid, or House-Maid Cook, is wanted, for the Service of a Single Gentleman, where only one other, a Man-servant is kept.
1864 H. M. Smythies Guilty, or Not Guilty I. xxi. 297 Two of the Croft girls were watching the lovely patient, while the cook-nurse, Lisbeth, went to her supper.
1870 F. M. Whitehurst Diary 13 Feb. in My Private Diary (1875) 302 ‘What hour does M. le Comte dine?’ ‘Ah! towards the six or seven hours,’ replies calmly a Paris French cook-valet as he peels an onion for..soup.
1892 C. M. Yonge That Stick xi. 71 The indoor servants were all new, the cook-housekeeper hired by Lady Kenton's assistance.
1917 N.Y. Times 8 July (Real Estate section) iv. 10/4 (advt.) Japanese cook-valet wants position bachelor's apartment.
2009 Crossroads (Shoal Lake, Manitoba) 7 Mar. 28/4 Elderly persons housing..requires a permanent cook/housekeeper for 35 hours per week. Duties include preparing/serving dinner..and general housekeeping duties.
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