What does taskmistress mean?
Taskmistress means A woman who assigns tasks; a female overseer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A woman who assigns tasks; a female overseer..
Not only under the laſh of my taſk-miſtreſs, but the drudge of the maid, apprentices and children, I never had a taſte of human kindneſs to ſoften the rigour of perpetual labour.
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Taskmistress means A woman who assigns tasks; a female overseer..
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Not only under the laſh of my taſk-miſtreſs, but the drudge of the maid, apprentices and children, I never had a taſte of human kindneſs to ſoften the rigour of perpetual labour.
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