abigail
Example Sentences
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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
"He is gone at last," said the abigail, sipping her glass; "and here is to his good journey."
From The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott
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
Madame had none on whom she could rely except her faithful abigail.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
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
