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/skul"yeuhn/, n.1. a kitchen servant who does menial work.2. a low or contemptible person.[1475-85; perh. < MF escouvillon dishcloth, equiv. to escouve broom ( < L scopa) + -illon dim. suffix]
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Scullion — may refer to:* Scullion, male counterpart to Scullery maid, a servant who performed menial kitchen jobs (washing, cleaning, etc.) in large households during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance *Scullion (group), an Irish folk rock band *Tony… … Wikipedia
Scullion — Scul lion, n. [OF. escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout, apparently for escouvillon, F. [ e]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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scullion — low ranking domestic servant who performs menial kitchen tasks, late 15c., perhaps from M.Fr. escouillon a swab, cloth, dim. of escouve broom, twig, from L. scopa (pl. scopæ) broom, related to scapus shaft, stem. Or an alteration of O.Fr.… … Etymology dictionary
Scullion — Scul lion (sk[u^]l y[u^]n), n. (Bot.) A scallion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scullion — ► NOUN archaic ▪ a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks. ORIGIN perhaps influenced by SCULLERY(Cf. ↑scullery) … English terms dictionary
scullion — [skul′yən] n. [LME sculyon < OFr escouillon, mop, cloth < escouve, broom < L scopa, broom, lit., twig, akin to scapus: see SHAFT] Archaic a servant doing the rough, dirty work in a kitchen … English World dictionary
Scullion — This interesting surname of Irish origin with variant spellings Scullion, Scullen, Sculling, etc. is a diminutive of the name Scully, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Scolaidhe meaning descendant of the scholar from Scolaidhe , scholar . The O… … Surnames reference
Scullion (group) — Scullion was an Irish traditional music band that came into being in the mid 1970s. They were quite popular in Ireland, and released several LPs, but only two CDs have been released to date the compilation Ghosts And Heroes on the Kitten label in … Wikipedia
scullion — noun Etymology: Middle English sculioun Date: 15th century a kitchen helper … New Collegiate Dictionary
scullion — noun Servant of lower class … Wiktionary
