Read full poem →He always made a point to post with mares ;
His daughter and his housemaid were the boys:
The land, he understood, for miles about
Dictionary Entry
A female domestic worker attached to the non-servant quarter part of the house, as opposed to a scullery maid.
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Common Phrases
. housemaidhousemaid headhousemaid secondhousemaid prettyhousemaid little
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Poetry examples for “housemaid”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And the footman sat upon the dining-table
Holding the second housemaid on his knees--
Who had always been so careful while her mistress lived.