... a handmaiden?Not a person, it's a domestic item.My mother died last week and it's among the things she specifically willed to me. I can't find a definition anywhere and since I have to collect everything this weekend I'd like to be able to recognise it.Mary

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:01:27 +0100 someone who may be "Mary Fisher" wrote this:-Sorry, no idea.I'm sorry to hear that. Someone once told me that it is a lifechanging experience and I agree with that.

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zikkimalambo 18 years ago

If it is upholstered, check the stuffing! (cf "Grannys old arm chair")

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Steve 18 years ago

We always used to put the washing on the 'maiden' when I was young. In our case it was a collapsible wooden clothes rack Steve

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