/skul"euh ree, skul"ree/ , n. , pl. sculleries . Chiefly Brit.
1. a small room or section of a pantry in which food is cleaned, trimmed, and cut into cooking portions before being sent to the kitchen.
2. a small room or section of a pantry or kitchen in which cooking utensils are cleaned and stored.
[ 1300-50; ME squillerye escuelerie, equiv. to escuele dish ( scutella, dim. of scutra pan) + -rie -RY ]