abigail
Example Sentences
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Old Sam's niece, Eliza Twells, stayed all day, and was transformed into a smiling abigail, not a little pleased with her promotion.
From Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray
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
The abigail carried the letter to the boy, and the boy departed, very well pleased to get clear of the castle without having received any further reproof.
From Run to Earth A Novel by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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
Foster-sister and confidential abigail to the Marquise de Gange, the two were as united as if they had indeed been sisters.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
