Scul"ler*y (skl"lr*), n.; pl. Sculleries (- 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. écuelle, 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.