subs. phr. (common).1. A general servant; in contempt.
2. (common).One in authority; a BOSS (q.v.). Cf., HEAD-BEETLER.
1876. C. HINDLEY, ed. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 66. Fred Jolly being the HEAD COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER.
subs. phr. (common).1. A general servant; in contempt.
2. (common).One in authority; a BOSS (q.v.). Cf., HEAD-BEETLER.
1876. C. HINDLEY, ed. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 66. Fred Jolly being the HEAD COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER.