† scudlern.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A scullion.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > service in kitchen > [noun] > kitchen servant
squiller1303
waynpainc1330
kitchener1332
custronc1400
kitchen knave1440
scullion1483
scudler1488
swiller?a1500
dishwashera1529
lubber1538
kitchen maid1551
kitchen wencha1556
scull1566
washpot1570
kitchen stuff1582
scrape-trencher1603
kitchenist?1617
trencher-scraper1650
mediastine1658
drudge-pudding1737
marmiton1754
knife-boy1847
potwalloper1859
kitchen mechanic1861
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [noun] > person of the lowest class
ribalda1250
kitchen knave1440
scullion1483
scudler1488
canel raker?1518
channel raker1575
proletary1576
muckworm1649
proletariana1657
infimate1733
proletaire1796
coolie1803
gutterling1846
mudsill1858
prole1887
gutter-sparrow1890
gutter-bird1896
underworldling1928
delta1932
lumpenproletarian1936
proly1959
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) v. l. 1027 In the kyching scudleris lang tyme had beyne.
c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. v. vii. f. 58v/2 He commandit al scudlaris..to be exilit within ane certane day.
1595 A. Duncan Appendix Etymologiae: Index in Latinae Grammaticae Lixa, a scullion, or scudler, calo.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 196 The skuddilleris, and kitchine boyes, and a fewe suddartis..invade the ennimies.
a1647 New Litany in J. Maidment Bk. Sc. Pasquils (1868) 57 From horsruber, scudler, scold and hagge, Tinker, treulerd, slouene and sluit.
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