| Scuttle (scuttle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Scut"tle |
| [AS. scutel a
dish, platter; cf. Icel. skutill; both fr. L. scutella,
dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish or platter; cf.
scutum a shield. Cf. Skillet.] |
A
broad, shallow basket.
A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a
coal hod.
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| Scuttle (scuttle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Scut"tle |
|
To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to
bustle; to scuddle.
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| Scuttle (scuttle) |
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| n. | |
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| Scut"tle |
|
A quick pace; a short
run.
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| Scuttle (scuttle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Scut"tle |
| [OF. escoutille,
F. éscoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin
to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a
garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom-shaped
piece out, and |
A small opening in
an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.
The lid or door which covers or closes an
opening in a roof, wall, or the like.
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| Scuttle (scuttle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Scut"tle |
|
To cut a hole or holes
through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any
purpose.
To sink by making holes through the bottom
of] as, to scuttle a ship.
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