abigail
Example Sentences
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Coachman, footman, abigail, and doubtless all fitting etceteras, owned her as their sovereign lady and mistress.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Frances Milton Trollope
Pooh!" scoffed the abigail, "you may spare your breath.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
I have prepared, however, another carriage for the abigail, and all the trumpery which our wives drag along with them.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
And, of course, the abigail swore to the fact.
From Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
