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  • Scuttle — Scut tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuttled} (sk[u^]t t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuttling}.] 1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. [1913 Webster] 2. To sink by making holes through the bottom… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scuttle — [[t]skʌ̱t(ə)l[/t]] scuttles, scuttling, scuttled 1) VERB When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. [V adv/prep] Two very small children scuttled away in front of them... [V adv/prep] Crabs scuttle… …   English dictionary

  • Scuttle — Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, 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 of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scuttle butt — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scuttle cask — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scuttle — Ⅰ. scuttle [1] ► NOUN 1) a lidded metal container with a handle, used to store coal for a domestic fire. 2) Brit. the part of a car s bodywork between the windscreen and the bonnet. ORIGIN Latin scutella dish . Ⅱ. scuttle [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • Scuttle — may refer to:*Scuttling, deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water in *Coal scuttle, a bucket like container for coal *Shaving scuttle, a teapot like container for hot water *Scuttle, a fictional character in Disney s The Little Mermaid… …   Wikipedia

  • scuttle — scuttle1 [skut′ l] n. [ME scutel, a dish < OE < L scutella, salver, dim. of scutra, flat dish] 1. a broad, open basket for carrying grain, vegetables, etc. 2. a kind of bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring coal on a fire: in… …   English World dictionary

  • scuttle — English has three distinct words scuttle. The oldest, ‘large container’ [15] (now mainly encountered in coal scuttle), was borrowed from Old Norse skutill, which goes back ultimately to Latin scutella ‘tray, salver’ (from which English also gets… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • scuttle — English has three distinct words scuttle. The oldest, ‘large container’ [15] (now mainly encountered in coal scuttle), was borrowed from Old Norse skutill, which goes back ultimately to Latin scutella ‘tray, salver’ (from which English also gets… …   Word origins

  • ship — I n. 1) to build; refit a ship 2) to christen; launch a ship 3) to navigate; sail a ship 4) to scuttle; sink; torpedo a ship 5) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) 6) to jump ship ( to desert from a ship s crew ) 7) to raise a sunken ship 8) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

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