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scullery-maid

scullery-maid is the alternative form of scullery maid.

Meaning of scullery maid

Noun

scullery maid (plural scullery maids)

  1. (historical) In a large house, a domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and perform other menial chores.
    Synonyms:
    scullery girl

Forms of scullery-maid

pluralscullery-maids

Questions about scullery-maid

What is scullery-maid the alternative form of?
Scullery-maid is the alternative form of scullery maid.

Words near scullery-maid in the dictionary

  1. scullery
  2. scullery girl
  3. scullery girls
  4. scullery maid
  5. scullery maids
  6. scullery-maid
  7. scullery-maids
  8. scullerymaid
  9. scullerymaids
  10. sculleryman
  11. scullerymen

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