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  • Scupper — Scup per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con + spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scupper hole — Scupper Scup per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con + spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scupper hose — Scupper Scup per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con + spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scupper nail — Scupper Scup per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con + spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scupper plug — Scupper Scup per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con + spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scupper — Ⅰ. scupper [1] ► NOUN ▪ a hole in a ship s side to allow water to run away from the deck. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French escopir to spit . Ⅱ. scupper [2] ► VERB chiefly Brit. 1) sink (a ship) deliberately …   English terms dictionary

  • scupper — opening in a ship s side at deck level, late 15c., perhaps from O.Fr. escopir to spit out, or related to Du. schop shovel, or from M.E. scope scoop (see SCOOP (Cf. scoop)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • scupper — [skup′ər] n. [LME via ? Anglo Fr < OFr escopir, lit., to spit < VL * skuppire, of echoic orig.] 1. an opening in a ship s side to allow water to run off the deck 2. a similar outlet in a building, as for water to run off from a floor or… …   English World dictionary

  • scupper shoots — scupper shoots, tubes which carry overboard the water from the spar deck …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scupper — A scupper is an opening in the side walls of an open air structure, for purposes of draining water. They are usually placed at or near ground level, and allow rain or liquids to flow off of the side of the open air structure, instead of pooling… …   Wikipedia

  • scupper — [[t]skʌ̱pə(r)[/t]] scuppers, scuppering, scuppered VERB To scupper a plan or attempt means to spoil it completely. [mainly BRIT, JOURNALISM] [V n] Any increase in the female retirement age would scupper the plans of women like Gwen Davis... If… …   English dictionary

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