galopin
From French 'galopin' (urchin, errand boy), borrowed into Scots kitchen vocabulary.
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From French 'galopin' (urchin, errand boy), borrowed into Scots kitchen vocabulary. A galopin was the lowliest kitchen runabout — fetching wood, turning spits, and running errands — essentially an apprentice too young for formal cooking duties. The French word is still used colloquially for a cheeky youngster.
The cook shouted at the galopin to keep the spit turning and stop gawking at the pastry table.
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(Scotland, obsolete) A boy employed in a kitchen.
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