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Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary. 2014.
skivvy — I UK [ˈskɪvɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms skivvy : singular skivvy plural skivvies British informal a servant. This word is now used mainly for saying that someone is treated as if they were a servant He treats me like a skivvy. II UK… … English dictionary
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skiv·vy — /ˈskıvi/ noun, pl vies [count] Brit informal : a female servant who does work that is dirty and unpleasant I m tired of being treated like a skivvy … Useful english dictionary
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