scullion

(skul′yən)

noun

Archaic a servant doing the rough, dirty work in a kitchen

Origin: LME sculyon < OFr escouillon, mop, cloth < escouve, broom < L scopa, broom, lit., twig, akin to scapus: see shaft

See scullion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A servant employed to do menial tasks in a kitchen.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sculyon

Origin: , probably from Old French escouvillon, dishcloth

Origin: , diminutive of escouve, broom

Origin: , from Latin scōpa, branches, broom

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