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- 1. a female servant doing general housework. historical
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maid of all work. A female servant or domestic worker who is responsible for all duties within a house. The phrase is often hyphenated. I spent eight years as a maid-of-all-work for a small household in upper Norfolk, so don't presume to question my work ethic.
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maid of all work. n. 1. (Professions) a maid who does all...
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maid of all work. 1. : a domestic who does general housework. 2. : a person or thing put to a wide variety of uses. the prime minister is the general maid of all work in the cabinet H. J. Laski. a patrol boat is a sort of maid of all work, ready to do anything A. P. Herbert.
Maid of all work definition: a maid who does all types of housework. See examples of MAID OF ALL WORK used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. a maid who does all types of housework 2. a general factotum.... Click for more definitions.
May 13, 2024 · A female servant employed to do general housework . (by extension, humorous) Any person who does a wide range of jobs in a supportive role; a thing that serves a wide range of purposes.
maid of all work. n. 1. (Professions) a maid who does all types of housework. 2. a general factotum. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Want to thank TFD for its existence?
Noun. maid-of-all-work ( pl. maids-of-all-work) A female servant employed to do general housework. 1770, Thomas Bridges, The Adventures of a Bank-Note, London: T. Davies, 1771, Volume 3, Chapter 7, p. 54, [1] Now this honest little fellow being a bachelor, keeps but one servant, which he calls a maid of all work.
