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- noun A
woman who is aservant ; the female counterpart to amanservant .
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Examples
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Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 05: Deuteronomy The Challoner Revision
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Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever: thou shalt do in like manner to thy womanservant also.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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An elderly womanservant comes in from the hall with three unopened bottles of rum on a tray.
Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw 1903
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As she returns with these, the young lady lets her book drop, awakening herself, and startling the womanservant so that she all but lets the tray fall.
Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw 1903
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