scullery

Both versions posit women and pregnant people as more or less the scullery maids of constitutional democracy, willing to do all the work, but never quite managing to gain all the autonomy and dignity that doing all the work ought to bring with it.

The sloth’s nubbly nylon “fur” does the scrubbing, its front paws grasp a handy hanging cord and a wan, stitched-in half smile serves as a reminder that the scullery duty is only temporary.

They said Frederick Leyland, who was manager of the Bibby shipping line and "a multimillionaire by today's standards", made many improvements and changes during his first winter at the house, creating the Billiard Room, a scullery and the library.

One day she fell into conversation with a street musician after giving him some money and he encouraged her to follow his example, saying it would likely pay more than her scullery job.

Back when we first went five years ago, there were two levels, one of which involved schlepping your own snacks from the lobby like a “Downton Abbey” scullery maid.