Sculleries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scullery \Scul"ler*y\ (sk[u^]l"l[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl.
     {Sculleries} (sk[u^]l"l[~e]r*[i^]z). [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. ['e]cuelle, 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.
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     2. Hence, refuse; filth; offal. [Obs.] --Gauden.
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