(UNDER-1 6 a.)

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1796.  Mme. D’Arblay, Camilla, III. 44. Nanny, the under house-maid, now joining them.

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1862.  Mrs. Craik, Mistress & Maid, xxii. The only face … that she was honestly glad to see … was the under-housemaid.

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1896.  Mrs. Caffyn, Quaker Grandmother, 131. She returned sadly and fell on the under-housemaid.

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