Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scullion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scullion \Scul"lion\, n. [OF. escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout,
apparently for escouvillon, F. ['e]couvillon a swab; cf. also
OF. souillon a servant employed for base offices. Cf.
{Scovel}.]
A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial
services in the kitchen.
The meanest scullion that followed his camp. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scullion \Scul"lion\, n. (Bot.)
A scalion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scullion
n : a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially
washing)
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