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- noun euphemistic, obsolete
Sex ,fornication . - noun The work of a
chambermaid .
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Examples
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She did not care what it was; she would cook, wash, sew, or do chamber-work -- anything to earn her bread.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Sarah J. Richardson
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She does all my cooking neater and better than I have ever had it done -- makes bread and biscuit and puddings as well as I could myself, and until this morning, with our help, of course, has done the chamber-work too.
Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) Elizabeth Ware [Editor] Pearson
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The mistress should inspect the chamber-work occasionally for servants must not be permitted to feel that carelessness in details will be overlooked And the mistress should also take care of her own linen closet, unless she has a very trustworthy and competent servant; for linens should be worn alike, and not some worn constantly and others allowed to lie forgotten in corner of the closet.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 Lillian Eichler Watson
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If the waitress does not help with the chamber-work, this duty falls entirely upon the chamber-maid.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 Lillian Eichler Watson
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She had fallen into a place which had control of all the chamber-work of a modern palace, with ample assistance.
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It is customary to excuse her as soon as the principal part of the breakfast has been served, so that she may attend to her chamber-work and be ready to come down to her breakfast by the time the family has finished.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 Lillian Eichler Watson
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You kin turn yer hand to chamber-work an 'mebbe help at the table.
The Branding Iron Katharine Newlin Burt 1929
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It is woman, the dainty, the beautiful, the beloved wife and revered mother, who has by common consent been expected to do the chamber-work and scullery work of the world.
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Slattery did the dish-washing, chamber-work, light cleaning and
Quill's Window George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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In the morning when they arise they roll the mats, and the chamber-work is done.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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