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scullion

N คนครัว  คน ทำครัว  drudge kon-kua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCULLION

n.A servant taht cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen.

 

SCULLIONLY

a.Like a scullion; base; low; mean.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCULLION

SCULLION Scul "lion, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A scalion.

 

SCULLION

Scul "lion, n. Etym: [OF. escouillon (Cot. ) a dishclout, apparently for escouvillon, F. écouvillon a swab; cf. also OF. souillon a servant employed for base offices. Cf. Scovel. ]

 

Defn: A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen. The meanest scullion that followed his camp. South.

 

SCULLIONLY

SCULLIONLY Scul "lion *ly, a.

 

Defn: Like a scullion; base. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scullion

scul lion |ˈskəlyən ˈskəljən | noun archaic a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: of unknown origin but perhaps influenced by scullery .

 

Oxford Dictionary

scullion

scul |lion |ˈskʌlɪən | noun archaic a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: of unknown origin but perhaps influenced by scullery .