subs. phr. (common).—1.  A general servant; in contempt.

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  2.  (common).—One in authority; a BOSS (q.v.). Cf., HEAD-BEETLER.

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  1876.  C. HINDLEY, ed. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, p. 66. Fred Jolly being the HEAD COOK AND BOTTLE-WASHER.

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