scullery

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman squillerie, from Old French escuelerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.

noun

  1. (archaic) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

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