scullion
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Then he spent six weeks skulking around New York, searching for a ship that would hire him, finally finding work as a scullion on a small steamer headed across the Atlantic.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
Fortunately, he was discovered that first night by the cook, given food to eat and then put to work as the third cook or scullion at $8.00 a month.
From Forbes ● Jul. 30, 2014
Dazzled, newsgatherers hailed Mrs. Rosa Lewis as the most exalted onetime scullion who ever lived, remembering that she and the late Edward VII were once close as two quails on a spit.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The Red Keep has sufficient cooks. Butchers and bakers too. You'd need to pose as a scullion."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
A lady's bedmaid wore finer garb than a scullion, and often even a jewel or two.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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