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   scullion

   /ˈskʌlɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks. archaic

   Word Origin late 15th century: of unknown origin but perhaps influenced by scullery.

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   What does Scullion mean?

   • （旧时）做粗活的厨工… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SCULLION definition: 1. someone employed to do unskilled jobs in a kitchen in the past 2. someone employed to do….

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   What is the synonym of Scullion?

   • Synonyms for scullion. "low-ranking domestic servant who performs menial kitchen tasks," late 15c., perhaps from Middle French escouillon "a swab, cloth," diminutive of escouve "broom, twig," from Latin scopa (plural scopæ) "broom," related to scapus "shaft, stem.". Or an alteration of Old French souillon "scullion," by influence of scullery.

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   What did a scullion do?

   • She finds a place as a scullion at a castle and works in the kitchens. They were chefs, cooks, bakers, butchers, and scullions who worked in the kitchens of each class to cook the various meals for the passengers. The third time, the scullion caught it, and was going to wringe its neck, when the lord came down to see what had happened.

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   What did a Scullion say?

   • A scullion answered that they were sleeping. The kitchen staff of huge noble or royal courts occasionally numbered in the hundreds: pantlers, bakers, waferers, sauciers, larderers, butchers, carvers, page boys, milkmaids, butlers and countless scullions. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   A scullion is an old term for someone who did unskilled kitchen work in the past. Learn more about the word's origin, usage and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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     SCULLION meaning: 1. someone employed to do unskilled jobs...

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     SCULLION definicja: 1. someone employed to do unskilled jobs...

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   A scullion is a kitchen helper, according to the 15th century dictionary. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles of scullion.

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   Scullion definition: a kitchen servant who does menial work.. See examples of SCULLION used in a sentence.

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   Scullion is a noun that means a mean or despicable person or an archaic kitchen servant. Learn the word origin, frequency, synonyms, pronunciation and usage from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Scullion is an old word for someone who did unskilled work in a kitchen. Learn how to use it in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.

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   A scullion is a servant who does kitchen work, especially washing dishes. The word may come from Old French escouvillon, meaning dishcloth or broom. See different dictionaries and examples of usage.

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   4 days ago · scullion: 1 n a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) Type of: retainer , servant a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)