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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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.
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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
According to Hackl, a dirty kitchen can also be called a back kitchen, secondary kitchen, working kitchen, or scullery.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
An accompanying scullery hides away double ovens, a second dishwasher, and several refrigerators.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
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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
According to Hackl, a dirty kitchen can also be called a back kitchen, secondary kitchen, working kitchen, or scullery.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
An accompanying scullery hides away double ovens, a second dishwasher, and several refrigerators.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Scullery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scullery. Accessed 26 Apr. 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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