词条 | Kitchen maid (domestic worker) |
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A kitchen maid or kitchen girl is a young housemaid, or other junior female domestic worker. DescriptionIn the hierarchy of a great house, the kitchen maid ranked below a cook and above a scullery maid. An experienced kitchen maid is an assistant cook; the position may be compared to that of a chef de partie in a professional kitchen. An early meaning of "slut" was "kitchen maid or drudge" (c. 1450), a meaning retained as late as the 18th century.[1] Known kitchen maids
References1. ^"slut"; etymonline.com 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1360819/Why-downstairs-HATED-upstairs-The-acerbic-memoirs-Twenties-maid-reveal-domestic-staff-REALLY-thought-masters.html|title=Why downstairs HATED upstairs: The acerbic memoirs of a Twenties maid reveal what domestic staff REALLY thought of their masters|publisher=Daily Mail|language=English|date=26 February 2011|accessdate=25 October 2015}} 4 : Kitchen|Maids|Domestic work|Obsolete occupations |
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