skivvy in English
- skivvy⇄noun a woman servant of low status, such as a scullery maid.
- skivvy⇄skivvy, noun, pl.-vies,verb, -vied,-vying.
(British Slang.) - skivvy⇄v.i. to work as a skivvy; do domestic or menial work.
Ex. There are now better jobs than skivvying to look for, and wages sometimes comparable with what the job-seeking housewife herself might be earning (Punch).