scullery
scullery · sculleries
A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are doneA small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.
/ˈskʌləɹi/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.
Spülküche, Spülkammer, Scheuerbank
судомо́йняsudomójnja
a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
Translations
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room, next to a kitchen:
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room, next to a kitchen:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English squylerie, from Anglo-Norman squillerie (“office of the servInherited from Middle English squylerie, from Anglo-Norman squillerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.
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Forms
plural: sculleries| Singular | scullery |
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