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Webster 1913 Edition

Scullery

Scul′ler-y

(skŭl′lẽr-y̆)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sculleries
(skŭl′lẽr-ĭz)
.
[Probably originally, a place for washing dishes, and for
swillery
, fr. OE.
swilen
to wash, AS.
swilian
(see
Swill
to wash, to drink), but influenced either by Icel.
skola
,
skyla
, Dan.
skylle
, or by OF.
escuelier
a place for keeping dishes, fr.
escuele
a dish, F.
écuelle
, fr. L.
scutella
a salver, waiter (cf.
Scuttle
a basket); or perhaps the English word is immediately from the OF.
escuelier
; cf. OE.
squyllare
a dishwasher.]
1.
A place where dishes, kettles, and culinary utensils, are cleaned and kept; also, a room attached to the kitchen, where the coarse work is done; a back kitchen.
2.
Hence, refuse; filth; offal.
[Obs.]
Gauden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Scullery

SCULL'ERY

,
Noun.
[probably from the root of shell, scale, G. schale, a scale, a shell, a dish or cup. Skulls and shells were the cups, bowls and siches or rude men.] A place where dishes, kettles and other culinary utensils are kept.

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