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English Dictionary: scullion by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scullion
n
  1. a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scullion \Scul"lion\, n. (Bot.)
      A scalion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scullion \Scul"lion\, n. [OF. escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout,
      apparently for escouvillon, F. [82]couvillon a swab; cf. also
      OF. souillon a servant employed for base offices. Cf.
      {Scovel}.]
      A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial
      services in the kitchen.
  
               The meanest scullion that followed his camp. --South.
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