subs. phr. (common).—A scullion. Hence HEAD-COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER = a general servant; a SLAVEY (q.v.): in contempt.
1876. C. HINDLEY, ed. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, 66. Fred Jolly being the HEAD-COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER.
subs. phr. (common).—A scullion. Hence HEAD-COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER = a general servant; a SLAVEY (q.v.): in contempt.
1876. C. HINDLEY, ed. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, 66. Fred Jolly being the HEAD-COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER.
