scullery

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"It'd be nice for me to do something completely different. I'd love to do a comedy or I'd like to be a scullery maid in the kitchens in a period drama."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Dunk and Egg’s camaraderie fits the same tradition, proposing scullery maids can become queens.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Back kitchens come with as many names as they do appliances: the dirty kitchen, the messy kitchen, the prep kitchen, the working kitchen and the scullery kitchen, to name a few.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, scullery maid Ella finally meets her prince.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019

In the lowest of spirits, Taran followed the golden-haired girl to the scullery.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander