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A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- 2002, Krzysztof Miklaszewski, George M. Hyde (translator, editor), Encounters with Tadeusz Kantor, page 143, The common skivvy from the mortuary clings immoveably to the priest′s bed, which is just as immoveably guarded by the grandmother, who drives her off with a chamberpot. The skivvy is the photographer′s widow, trying to take a picture.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A prostitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Qualifier: Vietnam War
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To perform menial work; to do chores, like a servant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slavey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domestic, domestic help, house servant
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
слугиня
(sluginja)
— domestic servant
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Czech:
služka
— domestic servant
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Macedonian:
слу́гинка
(slúginka)
— domestic servant
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Russian:
прислу́га
(prislúga)
— domestic servant
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Russian:
служа́нка
(služánka)
— domestic servant
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Serbo-Croatian:
служавка
— domestic servant
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Serbo-Croatian:
слушкиња
— domestic servant
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Swedish:
husa
— domestic servant
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Swedish:
hushållerska
— domestic servant
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Swedish:
piga
— domestic servant
