Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Scullion

Scullion (skul"yun) , noun

(Botany) A scallion.

Scullion , noun

[Old French escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout, apparently for escouvillon, French écouvillon a swab; compare also Old French souillon a servant employed for base offices. Compare Scovel.]

A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen.
The meanest scullion that followed his camp. — South