scullion

Meaning

Noun

A servant of the lower classes.
A low, base person.
Alternative of scallion

Origin

Either from Middle French escouillon ("a swab, cloth"), diminutive of escouve from Latin scopa, or an alteration of Old French souillon by influence of scullery.

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