scul|ler|y

scul|ler|y: scul|ler|y «SKUHL uhr ee, SKUHL ree», noun, plural -ler|ies, adjective.

–n.

1. a small room where the dirty, rough work of a kitchen is done.

2. Obsolete. a) the department of a household that cares for the plates, dishes, and kitchen utensils. b) the room or rooms for this department.

–adj.

of or having to do with a scullery: »a scullery maid, scullery work.

╂[< Old French escuelerie < escuelle dish < Vulgar Latin scūtella, for Latin scutella (diminutive) < scutra platter]

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scullery — scul•ler•y [[t]ˈskʌl ə ri, ˈskʌl ri[/t]] n. pl. ler•ies brit. a small room off a kitchen where food is prepared and utensils are cleaned and stored • Etymology: 1300–50; ME squillerye < MF escuelerie, der. of escuele dish … From formal English to slang
scullery — scul|ler|y [ skʌl(ə)ri ] noun count a room next to the kitchen that some old houses have, used for washing dishes or clothes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sculler — scul|ler sb., en, e, ne (en kaproningsbåd) … Dansk ordbog
Sculleries — Scullery Scul ler*y (sk[u^]l l[ e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Sculleries} (sk[u^]l l[ e]r*[i^]z). [Probably originally, a place for washing dishes, and for swillery, fr. OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian (see {Swill} to wash, to drink), but influenced either … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scullery — Scul ler*y (sk[u^]l l[ e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Sculleries} (sk[u^]l l[ e]r*[i^]z). [Probably originally, a place for washing dishes, and for swillery, fr. OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian (see {Swill} to wash, to drink), but influenced either by Icel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dobbeltsculler — dob|belt|scul|ler sb., en, e, ne (en kaproningsbåd) … Dansk ordbog
singlesculler — sin|gle|scul|ler sb., en, e, ne (en kaproningsbåd) … Dansk ordbog

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