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- “servingman”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary: “a male servant Middle English, from SERVING entry 2 + man”.
- Webster, Noah (1828), “SERV'ING-MAN”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: “noun A male servant; a menial.”
- “serving-man”, in Wordnik: “from The Century Dictionary. / noun A male servant; a menial. / noun A professed lover. See servant, 4.”.
- Rubinstein, Frankie (11 December 1989) A Dictionary of Shakespeare’s Sexual Puns and Their Significance, 2nd edition, Palgrave Macmillan UK, →ISBN, pages 65, 294:
- 2H4, v.iii.56. Shallow is with his ‘beggars all’ (Endrika:smc/buggers), with his Davy whom Falstaff called ‘your serving-man’ (Endrika:smc, lover) and ‘your husband’. ‘Husband’ means manager, sexual partner; ‘use’ is sexual intercourse (OED; P); ‘serving means coitally (OED; P); a Endrika:smc is a lover; and Endrika:smc is a descriptive for fornicators.
- “serving man”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present: “archaic / A male servant or attendant.”.
- “serving man” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024: “a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.”.
- Ity pejy ity dia nadika avy amin'ny pejy servingman tao amin'ny Wikibolana amin'ny teny anglisy. (lisitry ny mpandray anjara)