Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lady of the Broom

(The). A housemaid.

Highly disgusted at a farthing candle,
Left by the Lady of the Broom,
Named Susan ...

Peter Pindar: The Diamond Pin

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Lady of the Haystack
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