Scullery (noun)

  1. A small room or area in a house, typically near the kitchen, where dishes and kitchen utensils are washed and stored.
  2. A room in a public building, such as a school, where dishes and utensils are washed.

Origin:

Late middle english (in the sense "kitchen"): from old french escuelerie, from escuelle "dish, bowl", from latin scutella "platter, dish".

Examples:

  1. She washed the dishes in the scullery.
  2. The scullery was a small, cramped room next to the kitchen.
  3. The school's scullery was a large, industrial-sized room.
  4. The scullery was where the staff washed the dishes.
  5. A small scullery off the kitchen was where they washed up the dishes.
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