The under-footman rises at six, makes fires, cleans boots, trims and cleans the lamps, opens the shutters and the front-door, sweeps down the steps, and, indeed, does the rougher part of the work before the other servants begin their daily duties.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
If a potato is too large to be carried in this way, he trims it off to the right size.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
trims up the room, don't it?
"Adventures In Contentment"
David Grayson AKA: Ray Stannard Baker