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general-utility

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  • And so it was that the youngest member of the ballet corps came to be looked on as a general-utility person, who could be called on at a moment's notice to play the part of queen or clown, boy or elderly woman, as was required.

    Ten American Girls From History Kate Dickinson Sweetser

  • And this son of the forest, whose foot can make a bee-line to its destination through the densest wooded maze, is not only leader, but cook and general-utility man in camp as well.

    Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods Isabel Hornibrook

  • So long as he gets his food and fair treatment, and his stipulated wages in advance, he is content to act as a general-utility man; lodging he will find for himself.

    The Philippine Islands John Foreman

  • To be sure, he was still Mr. Randolph's private secretary, Madam's top sergeant, Miss Isobel's and Miss Enid's body-guard, and the household's general-utility man; but he was now something else in addition.

    Quin Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice 1906

  • That is the number we expect to make -- for the world needs inexpensive, general-utility power plants more now than ever before -- and also it now knows enough about machinery to want such plants.

    My Life and Work Henry Ford 1905

  • "Now, young gents, no cutting up," pleaded the general-utility man.

    The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat Edward Stratemeyer 1896

  • Academy, and the three Rover boys had just come up from Cedarville in the carryall, driven by Peleg Snuggers, the general-utility man of the place.

    The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa Edward Stratemeyer 1896

  • The general-utility man started to put on the other sock.

    The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat Edward Stratemeyer 1896

  • In the midst of the excitement somebody saw Peleg Snuggers, the general-utility man of the school, hurrying across the backyard.

    The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat Edward Stratemeyer 1896

  • Her leading man, who had been a general-utility actor at the Lyceum, and who also received seventy-five dollars a week, was Henry Miller.

    Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Daniel Frohman 1895

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