housework

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For, in spite of her nightly wanderings, her housework was always well and cleanly done before other girls were dressed--the morning milk fresh in the dairy, the step sanded, the fire lit and the scalding-pans warming over it.

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  1. noun The tasks, such as cleaning and cooking, that are performed in housekeeping.

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  • She also did most of the housework, as her mother was in delicate health, her sister was teaching school and both brothers were away. —  The Life and Work of Susan B Anthony 01
  • For, in spite of her nightly wanderings, her housework was always well and cleanly done before other girls were dressed--the morning milk fresh in the dairy, the step sanded, the fire lit and the scalding-pans warming over it. —  Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches
  • She knew that if her mother would only consent to sit still and not interfere, the housework could be accomplished with half the labour that at present went to it. —  Hilda Lessways
  • The domestic arrangements that resulted were of necessity unhappy, for the housework was allowed to take care of itself. —  The Auction Block
  • The colored woman who did the housework was absent for the day and the rooms were deserted. —  True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
 

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/ˈhaʊswərk/
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