scullion
1Scullion — 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… …
2Scullion — 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 …
3scullion — 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.… …
4Scullion — Scul lion (sk[u^]l y[u^]n), n. (Bot.) A scallion. [1913 Webster] …
5scullion — ► NOUN archaic ▪ a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks. ORIGIN perhaps influenced by SCULLERY(Cf. ↑scullery) …
6scullion — [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 …
7Scullion — 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… …
8Scullion (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 …
9scullion — noun Etymology: Middle English sculioun Date: 15th century a kitchen helper …
10scullion — /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] * * * …
