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• n  a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work

• A sailor stripped to the waist burns much worse than one wearing a skivvy shirt.
• Ever since 1948, skivvy-clad sprinters have strained to get a stride in front of Mel Patton's sizzling 9.
• She flung herself about the stage with controlled abandon, was even tougher than Anne Bancroft in the unforgettable New York version"more the obstinately dedicated skivvy .

• slavey

Quotes

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• Anthony Dowell in guardian.co.uk
  All through the show you've been this terrible bossy character who believes she's going to get the Prince,says Dowell, "then suddenly this little skivvy reverses the roles. She goes to the Palace and you're left alone. You're probably even...