| 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) |