Possessives

• knee: This was a lump that could appear through repetitive action, for example, housemaid's knee.

Converse of object

• get: Of course we get a housemaid for the heavy work.

• have: Richer homes would have a housemaid to do this work.

Adjective modifier

• young: Ace tries to befriend the young housemaid, Sue.

• upper: They have five servants: a cook, lady's maid, upper housemaid, under housemaid, and kitchenmaid.

• unfortunate: These ornaments displayed the owner's tastes and skills, but it was the unfortunate housemaid who had the chore of regularly cleaning them.

• e.g.: Bursitis is sometimes due to wear and tear arising from a particular trade, e.g. housemaid 's knee.

Noun used with modifier

• head: One was the village schoolmistress, one was head housemaid at Loders Court and the third kept house for the other two.