scullion

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
scullion
    n 1: a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially
         washing)
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scullion \Scul"lion\ (sk[u^]l"y[u^]n), n. (Bot.)
   A scallion.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 in the kitchen.
   [1913 Webster]

         The meanest scullion that followed his camp. --South.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "scullion":
      dishwasher, dishwiper, domestic, domestic servant, drudge,
      dry cleaner, help, launderer, laundress, laundryman, laundrywoman,
      menial, pot-walloper, scullery maid, servant, servitor, slavey,
      turnspit, washer, washerman, washerwife, washerwoman
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