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English
Etymology
An allusion to stouthearted, dutiful labor performed by a yeoman.
Noun
yeoman's service
- (idiomatic, of behavior by a person) Arduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner.
1891, Charlotte Mary Yonge, chapter 7, in Unknown to History:He hath done yeoman's service, and proved himself staunch and faithful.
- (idiomatic, of an object or characteristic) Reliable, useful, capable service.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :I once did hold it, as our statists do,
A baseness to write fair and labour'd much
How to forget that learning, but, sir, now
It did me yeoman's service.
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