n.
Pronunciation: ' sk ə -l ə -r ē , ' sk ə l-r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ler · ies
Etymology: Middle English squilerie, sculerie department of household in charge of dishes, from Anglo-French esquilerie, from escuele, eskel bowl, from Latin scutella drinking bowl ― more at SCUTTLE
Date: 15th century
: a room for cleaning and storing dishes and cooking utensils and for doing messy kitchen work