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Definition of Tweeny
1. Noun. (historical) A between-maid, or maidservant who helps the cook as well as the housemaid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tweeny
1. a housemaid [n TWEENIES] - See also: housemaid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tweeny
Literary usage of Tweeny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... to thct its potential tweeny zero ; we have now to find the charges r~*d
potential*, OTIT datum being that the whole charge on B is - E. however, ..."
2. The Masterpieces of Modern Drama ...: Abridged in Narrative with Dialogue of by Brander Matthews (1915)
"She turns to tweeny, whom she had sent for. tweeny replies that it was ...
He replies that he dined apart, and she then inquires if tweeny dined with ..."
3. The Amazons: A Farcical Romance in Three Acts by Arthur Wing Pinero (1895)
"Billy, I wonder when we shall get to tweeny and De Grival! WILHELMINA. ...
I hope tweeny hasn't broken a leg or anything. WILHELMINA. Oh, don't! THOMASIN. ..."
4. We Discover the Old Dominion by Louise Closser Hale (1916)
"Now if a hotel could only employ a tweeny! A tweeny is that little scrap of
humanity who lives in English houses, and does the work " between" the tasks not ..."
5. The Lamp by Charles Scribner's Sons (1903)
"When the kitchen wench, tweeny, a sad-looking little guy, is given tea by Lord
Brocklehurst, who is looking after one of the Ladies Lasenby, ..."
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