scullery
5
9.9
- noun
- /ˈskʌləri/
- Archaic
:
lavadero
- In the yard behind the scullery, all the farm activity took place and could be viewed through the back window of the kitchen.
- scullery maid
- kitchen and scullery
- scullery door
And then the scullery and the main kitchen are going to have like a light and grey cabinet with the dark wood floor and like brass taps and handles.
- And then the scullery and the main kitchen are going to have like a light and grey cabinet with the dark wood floor and like brass taps and handles.
Examples
-
Julie worked hard for over an hour, and when at last she carried the bucket to the scullery, her arms were so tired they shook.
Fiction book (1994) -
Downstairs, there's an enormous kitchen with a special baker, and cook, and scullery maid.
-
I'll bring you to the scullery tomorrow myself.
-
The door closed after Rose, but Fell waited until he heard her making noise in the scullery below to speak.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Run over to Jack now, child," she said and stepped back into the scullery.
Fiction book (1997) -
Catching sight of Peter's boots, she frowned: "Could you not have left those out in the scullery?"
Fiction book (1997) -
Tonight, Julie came through the scullery with a nearly untouched piece of cheesecake amidst the dinner debris on her tray.
Fiction book (1994) -
Julie snatched the napkins and other trash out of the way, then abandoned the steamy clatter of the scullery for the air-conditioned muzak of the dining room.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the old manor, the scullery was bustling with activity as the staff prepared for dinner.
-
She washed the large pots in the scullery before putting them back in the kitchen.
Synonyms
76
1.0
A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes
A small room in a house for keeping food and kitchen items
A room in a large old house where staff make and store drinks, jams, and tea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scullery comes from an old French word for a 'dish' or 'bowl', so the name stuck to the small room where dishes were kept and washed. It is also related to scullion, the kitchen helper who would work in that room.