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scullery maids

scullery maids is the plural 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

Questions about scullery maids

What is scullery maids the plural of?
Scullery maids is the plural of scullery maid.

Words near scullery maids in the dictionary

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

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