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Definitions by Andy Carter

Goblin Teasmaid

Not, as commonly supposed, an automatic timer controlled tea making device from the 1970s, but a specialised role amongst the household servants of the 1870s.
Lord Limpwick retired to his room where he summoned young Fanny Hornblower, his faithful Goblin Teasmaid.
Goblin Teasmaid by Andy Carter March 26, 2004