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Word: Scupper
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French escopir ‘to spit’; compare with German Speigatt, literally ‘spit hole’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈskʌpə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.
Short Definition:hole in ship's side to carry water overboard from deck
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