English Dictionary: housemaid | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for housemaid | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Housemaid \House"maid`\, n. A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. {Housemaid's knee} (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees. |