"chamber-work" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chamber-work (uncountable)
  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) Sex; fornication. Tags: euphemistic, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-chamber-work-en-noun-R3NlF6xe Disambiguation of Sex: 99 1 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. The work of a chambermaid. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-chamber-work-en-noun-Ilrfmj2S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92

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