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 All waters (I am for).Alla or Allah (that is, al-ilah). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
All-work.
 
A maid of all work. A general servant who does all the work of a house; at once nurse-maid, housemaid, and cook.   1
 


 All waters (I am for).Alla or Allah (that is, al-ilah). 

 
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