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scullion

[ skuhl-yuhn ]

noun

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


scullion

/ 藞蝉办蕦濒箩蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a mean or despicable person
  2. archaic.
    a servant employed to do rough household work in a kitchen
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scullion1

1475鈥85; perhaps < Middle French escouvillon dishcloth, equivalent to escouve broom (< Latin 蝉肠艒辫补 ) + -illon diminutive suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scullion1

C15: from Old French escouillon cleaning cloth, from escouve a broom, from Latin 蝉肠艒辫补 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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鈥淵ou challenge my skills, you scullion? You know nothing of being a Hunter!鈥

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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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