Blood & Rhetoric

forgotten english word of the day

Writing by Jana on Wednesday, 25 of June , 2008 at 7:20 am

“cook, slut & butler”

A common expression applied to a person who does all the turns of work in a house.

– John Brockett, Glossary of North Country Words, 1825

Category: Forgotten English Word of the Day

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