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Definition of scullery

scullery

/ˈskʌl.ər.i/
scul · ler · y
Plural:sculleries
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scullery Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A small room at the back of a house, adjacent to the kitchen, used for washing dishes and doing other dirty household work.

Example

"The kitchen staff stacked the heavy iron pots in the scullery to be scrubbed after the banquet."

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• Rhymes for scullery

• Nearby Words

scuffle
scull
sculler
scullery
sculling
sculpin
sculpt

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-French 'esculerie', from Old French 'escuelerie' (a place where dishes are kept and washed), derived from 'escuele' (dish or bowl) and ultimately from Latin 'scutella' (drinking bowl or salver).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Scullery. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/scullery
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