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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to
        scuttle a ship.
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     3. Hence: To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be
        abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the
        review committee scuttled the project due to lack of
        funds.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n. [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.]
     1. A broad, shallow basket.
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     2. A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Scuttle \Scut"tle\, v. i. [For scuddle, fr. scud.]
     To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to
     scuddle.
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           With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling
           about the house to wake the baron.       --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n.
     A quick pace; a short run. --Spectator.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot
     lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment.
     Cf. Sheet an expanse.]
     1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished
        with a lid. Specifically:
        (a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a
            ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for
            covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom
            of a ship.
        (b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.
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     2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a
        roof, wall, or the like.
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     Scuttle butt, or Scuttle cask (Naut.), a butt or cask
        with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water
        for daily use in a ship. --Totten.
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