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scullion

[ skuhl-yuhn ]

noun

  1. a kitchen servant who does menial work.
  2. a low or contemptible person.


scullion

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. a mean or despicable person
  2. archaic.
    a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scullion1

1475–85; perhaps < Middle French escouvillon dishcloth, equivalent to escouve broom (< Latin ō貹 ) + -illon diminutive suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scullion1

C15: from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin ō貹 a broom
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Two men, 31 year old Gary Damien scullion and 31 year old Shane Harte and are charged with Mr Kelly's murder.

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Then he spent six weeks skulking around New York, searching for a ship that would hire him, finally finding work as a scullion on a small steamer headed across the Atlantic.

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The neglect of the dishes, I discovered, was due to a curious impasse: Sally, the maid, now serving also as cook, refused to clean dishes, despising the lowly office of scullion.

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“You challenge my skills, you scullion? You know nothing of being a Hunter!”

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Fortunately, he was discovered that first night by the cook, given food to eat and then put to work as the third cook or scullion at $8.00 a month.

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