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scad

1  [skad]
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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; orig. uncert.

scad

2  [skad]
–noun Usually, scads.
1. Informal. a great number or quantity: scads of money.
2. Archaic. a piece of money; dollar.
Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; of obscure orig.; cf. Brit. dial scal(d) a great quantity
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scad 1   (skād)   
n.   pl. scad or scads
Any of several carangid fishes of the genus Decapterus, especially D. punctatus of the western Atlantic.

[Origin unknown.]
scad 2   (skād)   
n.   Informal
A large number or amount. Often used in the plural: Scads of people are in the hall.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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scads [skædz]

  1. n.
    lots (of something). : I have just scads and scads of paper.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

scads 
"large amounts," 1869, Amer.Eng., earlier "dollar" (1858, usually in plural), of uncertain origin. Unknown connection to scad (1602), a Cornish name for a type of fish abundant on the British coast, which probably is a variant of shad (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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