abigail
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Had not the faithful abigail watched the pair for years?
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
On the left is the cunning abigail, who supplanted the duchess in the favour of Queen Anne—Mrs. Masham.
From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
"The two yaller pullets have slipped you; the abigail mizzled to the funeral with your niece, and t'other dell must have smelt us, and hopped the twig."
From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend
And, of course, the abigail swore to the fact.
From Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
At last she ventured to consult her confidential abigail, Sarah.
From Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) by Margracia Loudon
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