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hand_n finger_n left_a thumb_n 6,489 5 13.9391 5 false
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A66839 The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any of these employments. Viz. Waiting woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens. Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670. 1677 (1677) Wing W3273A; ESTC R221142 53,634 187

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