scullery
noun
scul·lery
ˈskə-lə-rē 
ˈskəl-rē
plural sculleries
: a room for cleaning and storing dishes and cooking utensils and for doing messy kitchen work
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In 1840’s Toronto, scullery maid Grace Marks, 16, is accused of abetting the brutal murder of her employer and his pregnant housekeeper.
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Bailey Seybolt, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
An orphaned princess, Snow is a scullery maid for her stepmother, the Evil Queen obsessed with asking her Magic Mirror who's the fairest of them all.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
As far as they are concerned, Amelia is just the scullery maid and the older woman is aghast that Sherlock would communicate with her directly.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Amelia enters the Holmes manse through the servants’ entrance — this might be a novel addition to 221B — and, owing to the recent dismemberment of Holmes’ scullery maid, is mistakenly hustled into the vacant job.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Bailey Seybolt, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
An orphaned princess, Snow is a scullery maid for her stepmother, the Evil Queen obsessed with asking her Magic Mirror who's the fairest of them all.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
As far as they are concerned, Amelia is just the scullery maid and the older woman is aghast that Sherlock would communicate with her directly.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Amelia enters the Holmes manse through the servants’ entrance — this might be a novel addition to 221B — and, owing to the recent dismemberment of Holmes’ scullery maid, is mistakenly hustled into the vacant job.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Scullery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scullery. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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scullery
noun
scul·lery
ˈskəl-(ə-)rē
plural sculleries
: a room for cleaning and storing dishes and utensils, washing vegetables, and similar work
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