scullery
noun
scul·lery ˈskə-lə-rē 
ˈskəl-rē
plural sculleries
: a room for cleaning and storing dishes and cooking utensils and for doing messy kitchen work
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Joan enters the royal orbit via the scullery of a nearby French army garrison. 
Maureen Corrigan, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Interior features include a chef’s kitchen, a scullery, a great room with fireplace, a conservatory/piano room, a home theater, library, playroom, elevator and a wellness suite consisting of a gym, sauna and massage room. Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 The first is a scullery that connects to the dining room. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022 Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby, and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022 In tandem with intermittently otherworldly lighting by Christopher Akerlind and sound by Justin Ellington, the set by Takeshi Kata suggests a freeway scullery that occasionally gives way to the story’s more gourmet — and cosmic — possibilities. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 23 Nov. 2021 The look only clicks in a traditional scullery, said Houston designer J. Randall Powers. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 3 June 2021 Especially during the holidays, as home cooks log overtime in the scullery, this indispensable tool is never far from hand. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020 Especially during the holidays, as home cooks log overtime in the scullery, this indispensable tool is never far from hand. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020 See More
Maureen Corrigan, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Interior features include a chef’s kitchen, a scullery, a great room with fireplace, a conservatory/piano room, a home theater, library, playroom, elevator and a wellness suite consisting of a gym, sauna and massage room. Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 The first is a scullery that connects to the dining room. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022 Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby, and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara. Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022 In tandem with intermittently otherworldly lighting by Christopher Akerlind and sound by Justin Ellington, the set by Takeshi Kata suggests a freeway scullery that occasionally gives way to the story’s more gourmet — and cosmic — possibilities. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 23 Nov. 2021 The look only clicks in a traditional scullery, said Houston designer J. Randall Powers. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 3 June 2021 Especially during the holidays, as home cooks log overtime in the scullery, this indispensable tool is never far from hand. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020 Especially during the holidays, as home cooks log overtime in the scullery, this indispensable tool is never far from hand. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English squilerie, sculerie department of household in charge of dishes, from Anglo-French esquilerie, from escuele, eskel bowl, from Latin scutella drinking bowl — more at scuttle
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above