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English Dictionary: housemaid by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
housemaid
n
  1. a female domestic [syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah]
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.
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