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noun, plural ( especially collectively ) scad ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) scads.
1.
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
2.
any of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar.
Origin:
1595–1605; origin uncertain
1595–1605; origin uncertain
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scad (skæd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl scad, scads | |
| any of various carangid fishes of the genus Trachurus, esp the horse mackerel | |
| [C17: of uncertain origin; compare Swedish skädde flounder] | |
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| scads (skædz) | |
| —pl n | |
| informal a large amount or number | |
| [C19: of uncertain origin] | |
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scads
"large amounts," 1869, Amer.Eng., earlier "dollar" (1858, usually in plural), of uncertain origin. Unknown connection to scad (c.1600), a Cornish name for a type of fish abundant on the British coast, which probably is a variant of shad (q.v.).
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scads definition[skædz]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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