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scullion
scul·lion S0176700 (skŭl′yən)n. A servant employed to do menial tasks in a kitchen.
[Middle English sculyon, probably from Old French escouvillon, dishcloth, diminutive of escouve, broom, from Latin scōpa, branches, broom.]scullion (ˈskʌljən) n1. a mean or despicable person2. archaic a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen[C15: from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin scōpa a broom]scul•lion (ˈskʌl yən)
n. a kitchen servant. [1475–85; perhaps < Middle French escouvillon dishcloth =escouve broom (< Latin scōpa) + -illon diminutive suffix] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scullion - a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) |
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