scullery

[ skuhl-uh-ree, skuhl-ree ]

/ ˈskʌl ə ri, ˈskʌl ri /

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noun, plural scul·ler·ies.Chiefly British.

a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen.

a small room or section of a pantry or kitchen in which cooking utensils are cleaned and stored.

Origin of scullery

1300–50; Middle English squillerye< Middle Frenchescuelerie, equivalent to escuele dish (<Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra pan) + -rie-ry

Words nearby scullery

scudo, scuff, scuffle, sculduddery, scull, scullery, Scullin, scullion, sculp, sculpin, sculping

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Example sentences from the Web for scullery

There were no scullery chores or sewing for this spirited redhead.
Desperately Seeking Prince Charming|Sean Macaulay|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The light that came into the scullery was no longer grey, but red.
The War of the Worlds|H. G. Wells
He kept his tools in the stable, and it was his duty to lock it up and hang the key on the nail inside the scullery door.
The Lowest Rung|Mary Cholmondeley
It is pickled walnuts she is gathering from the Boot Tree in the scullery.
The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald

He watched Antony disappear into the scullery, to reappear with a bundle of sticks and a log.
Antony Gray,--Gardener|Leslie Moore
This scullery had been set apart that day as the bedroom of my little dog.
My Doggie and I|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for scullery

scullery

/ (ˈskʌlərɪ) /

noun plural -leries

mainly British a small room or part of a kitchen where washing up, vegetable preparation, etc is done

Word Origin for scullery

C15: from Anglo-Norman squillerie, from Old French escuelerie, from escuele a bowl, from Latin scutella, from scutra a flat tray

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单词	scullery
释义	scullery [ skuhl-uh-ree, skuhl-ree ] / ˈskʌl ə ri, ˈskʌl ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scullery ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural scul·ler·ies.Chiefly British. a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen. a small room or section of a pantry or kitchen in which cooking utensils are cleaned and stored. Origin of scullery 1300–50; Middle English squillerye< Middle Frenchescuelerie, equivalent to escuele dish (<Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra pan) + -rie-ry Words nearby scullery scudo, scuff, scuffle, sculduddery, scull, scullery, Scullin, scullion, sculp, sculpin, sculping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scullery There were no scullery chores or sewing for this spirited redhead. Desperately Seeking Prince Charming\|Sean Macaulay\|September 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The light that came into the scullery was no longer grey, but red. The War of the Worlds\|H. G. Wells He kept his tools in the stable, and it was his duty to lock it up and hang the key on the nail inside the scullery door. The Lowest Rung\|Mary Cholmondeley It is pickled walnuts she is gathering from the Boot Tree in the scullery. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch\|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald He watched Antony disappear into the scullery, to reappear with a bundle of sticks and a log. Antony Gray,--Gardener\|Leslie Moore This scullery had been set apart that day as the bedroom of my little dog. My Doggie and I\|R.M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for scullery scullery / (ˈskʌlərɪ) / noun plural -leries mainly British a small room or part of a kitchen where washing up, vegetable preparation, etc is done Word Origin for scullery C15: from Anglo-Norman squillerie, from Old French escuelerie, from escuele a bowl, from Latin scutella, from scutra a flat tray Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scullery gallery, cuisine, mess, canteen, kitchenette, galley, cookhouse, cookery, caboose, eat-in
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scullery

noun, plural scul·ler·ies.Chiefly British.

Origin of scullery

Words nearby scullery

Example sentences from the Web for scullery

British Dictionary definitions for scullery

noun plural -leries

Word Origin for scullery

Words related to scullery