scullion

[ skuhl-yuhn ]
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noun
  1. a kitchen servant who does menial work.

  2. a low or contemptible person.

Origin of scullion

1
1475–85; perhaps <Middle French escouvillon dishcloth, equivalent to escouve broom (<Latin scōpa) + -illon diminutive suffix

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scullion

/ (ˈskʌljən) /


noun
  1. a mean or despicable person

  2. archaic a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen

Origin of scullion

1
C15: from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin scōpa a broom

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