| scup | <zoology> A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. Argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug. The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species. (Stenotomus Gardeni). Origin: Contr. Fr. American Indian mishcup, fr. Mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| scuppaug | <zoology> See Scup. Origin: Contr. Fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog, pl. Of mishcup. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scupper | An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; called also scupper hole. Scupper hose, a plug to stop a scupper. Origin: OF. Escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. Ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. Con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scuppernong | <botany> An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. Origin: Probably of American Indian origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| scup | found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine |
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| scup | porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America |
| scup | lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States |
| scup | flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States |
| scup | drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard |
| scup | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| scup | wait in hiding to attack |
| scup | amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States |
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