a servant whose duties are general rather than limited to a particular sphere; spec. = maid-of-all-work n. (a) at maid, n.1 3b.
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| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > maid or housemaid > maid-of-all-work (7) general servant1725 a servant whose duties are general rather than limited to a particular sphere; spec. = maid-of-all-work n. (a) at maid, n.1 3b. servant of all work1754 a (usually female) servant who is engaged to do all kinds of domestic work, as opposed to having one particular role or responsibility (cf. work, n.… maid-of-all-work1801 (a) a female servant who does all kinds of housework (now chiefly historical); (b) a person (esp. an official) or a thing (esp. a machine) that… slavey1821 A female domestic servant, esp. one who is hard-worked; a maid of all work. universal maid1840 a maid-of-all-work, a general female servant. marchioness1883 humorous. A female servant; a maid-of-all-work. Obsolete. skivvy1902 A female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work. Also transferred. |
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