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scullery(dictionary)

scullery (iou)



scullery noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman squillerie from Old French escuelerie, from escuelier maker or seller of dishes, from escuele from Proto-Romance from Latin scutella salver, waiter, dim. of scutra wooden dish or platter: see -ERY.]
Hist. The department of a household responsible for kitchen dishes, utensils, etc; the room or rooms used by this department. LME.
A small kitchen or room attached to a kitchen for the washing of dishes and other dirty household work. M18.