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scullion definition

scul·lion (skul′yən)

noun

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

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

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