skivvy
US /ˈskɪv.i/
UK /ˈskɪv.i/
1.
sguattera, domestica
a female domestic servant who does menial work
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She was treated like a skivvy, always cleaning up after everyone.
Era trattata come una sguattera, sempre a pulire dopo tutti.
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The old house had a small room for the skivvy.
La vecchia casa aveva una piccola stanza per la sguattera.
1.
fare la sguattera, fare lavori umili
to do menial or domestic work
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He had to skivvy for his older brother, doing all his chores.
Doveva fare la sguattera per suo fratello maggiore, facendo tutte le sue faccende.
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I'm tired of skivvying around here all day.
Sono stanco di fare la sguattera qui tutto il giorno.