allwork

Noun

1. Work of all kinds; general purpose tasks.
   • A dark and tyrannical count; an aged crone of a house-keeper, the depositart of many a family legend; a garrulous waiting-maid; a gay and light-hearted valet; a villain or two of allwork; and a heroine , fulfilled with...
   • Mr. Giles acted in the double capacity of butler and steward to the old lady of the mansion; and Brittles was a lad of allwork, who, having entered her service a mere child, was treated as a promising young boy still,...
   • They had one female servant, a "girl of allwork." - 1864, "A Retired Guardian", “Sketches of the Poor”, in The Sunday at Home, volume 11, page 298:
2. A general-purpose servant; a maid of all work.
   • Their skills ranged over 36 different trades, from general catgories such as allwork and general servant through to more specific skills such as upholsterer and jeweller. - 1988, Stephen Nicholas, Convict Workers:...
   • Whilst employed as an "allwork" she was convicted of "man stealing" at the Middlesex Session Peace on 5 September, 1834. She reached Australia on the Numa in 1834. - 1991, James Hugh Donohoe, The Forgotten Australians,...
   • Domestic servants: allwork, allwork in a country inn, allwork in an inn, allwork in a ladies' house, country allwork, town allwork, chambermaid, chambermaid in a hotel, chambermaid in an inn, child's maid, cook, cook in...