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Definition of Charwomen
1. charwoman [n] - See also: charwoman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charwomen
Literary usage of Charwomen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minutes of Evidence by Canada Royal Commission on Civil Service, Royal Commission on Civil Service, Canada, J. W. Nelligan (1908)
"191 Creighton St. The humble petition of the charwomen in the employment of ...
The present remuneration for services rendered by charwomen is at the rate ..."
2. Humorous Poems by Thomas Hood (1893)
"With charwomen such early hours agree, And sweeps, that earn betimes their bit
and sup ; But I'm no climbing boy, and need not be ..."
3. Consumption: Its Nature, Prevention, and Homoeopathic Treatment, with by William Hitchman (1859)
"The preparation of barley-water is generally intrusted to nurses, charwomen, and
servants, who know nothing and care less than that (if possible) about the ..."
4. Legislative, Etc., Appropriation Bill by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations (1906)
"There is an army of charwomen in these bills. Senator WARREN. What struck me as
being excessive was the number of watchmen and charwomen you had been ..."
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