'Housemaid's knee' definitions:
Definition of 'housemaid's knee'
(from WordNet)
noun
Swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
Definition of 'Housemaid's knee'
From: GCIDE
- Housemaid \House"maid`\, n. A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. [1913 Webster]
- Housemaid's knee (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees. [1913 Webster]