scullery
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scullery
- /ˈskʌləɹi/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English squylerie, from Anglo-Norman squillerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.
noun sculleries
- A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done. Opposite the signal the line on one side is shut in by a high blank wall; on the other side are houses, but coming below the butt-end of a scullery the signal does not happen to be visible from any road or from any window.
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noun room, next to a kitchen
| Español | trascocina |
|---|---|
| Français | arrière-cuisine, souillarde |
| Deutsch | Spülküche, Spülkammer, Scheuerbank, Sudelküche |
| Русский | судомо́йня sudomójnja |
Talk about this word "scullery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scullery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scullery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scullery "scullery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scullery.Cite this
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title = {scullery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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