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scullions

scullions is the plural of scullion.

Meaning of scullion

Noun

scullion (plural scullions)

  1. A servant from the lower classes.
    • They all looked directly at the ſcullion,—the ſcullion had juſt been ſcouring a fiſh-kettle.1762, [Laurence Sterne], chapter IX, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume V, London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […], →OCLC, page 52
  2. (derogatory, obsolete) A low, base person.
    • Away, you scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian!c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...

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Proper noun capitalized: Scullions

Scullions

  1. (plural) plural of Scullion

Questions about scullions

What is scullions the plural of?
Scullions is the plural of scullion.
What part of speech is scullions?
Scullions is a proper noun.

Words near scullions in the dictionary

  1. scullionize
  2. scullionized
  3. scullionizes
  4. scullionizing
  5. scullionly
  6. scullions
  7. scullionship
  8. scullog
  9. scullogs
  10. sculls
  11. scully

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