HOUSEMAID

housemaid. Housemaid, n. a maid to clean the house, &c.

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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.