abigail
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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
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
"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
Though there had been a tiff or an estrangement, the gamekeeper and the abigail were lovers.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
Mungo was despatched for Annapla, and speedily the silent abigail of visions was engaged upon that truly Gaelic courtesy, the bathing of the traveller's feet.
From Doom Castle by Neil Munro
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