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scut⋅tle
3 [skuht-l]
noun, verb, -tled, -tling.–noun
| 1. | Nautical.
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| 2. | a small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom. |
| 4. | to abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed (as plans, hopes, rumors, etc.). |
Origin:
1490–1500; perh. ≪ Sp escotilla hatchway, equiv. to escot(e) a cutting of cloth (< Goth skaut seam; akin to sheet 1 ) + -illa dim. suffix
1490–1500; perh. ≪ Sp escotilla hatchway, equiv. to escot(e) a cutting of cloth (< Goth skaut seam; akin to sheet 1 ) + -illa dim. suffix

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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. 2. A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.Scuttle
Scut"tle\, v. i. [For scuddle, fr. scud.] To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle. With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling about the house to wake the baron. --Sir W. Scott.Scuttle
Scut"tle\, n. A quick pace; a short run. --Spectator.Scuttle
Scut"tle\, n. [OF. escoutille, F. ['e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escoter 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. 2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like. 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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Language Translation for : scuttle
Spanish:
echar a correr,
German:
eiliger Gang,
Japanese:
あわてて走る
scuttle (n.)
"bucket," O.E. scutel "dish, platter," from L. scutella "serving platter," dim. of scutra "flat tray, dish," perhaps related to scutum "shield" (see hide (n.1)). A common Gmc. borrowing from Latin (cf. O.N. skutill, M.Du. schotel, O.H.G. scuzzila, Ger. Schüssel). Meaning "basket for sifting grain" is attested from 1366; sense of "bucket for holding coal" first recorded 1849.
scuttle (v.2)
"cut a hole in a ship to sink it," 1642, from skottell (n.) "opening in a ship's deck" (1497), from M.Fr. escoutille (Mod.Fr. écoutille), from Sp. escotilla "hatchway," dim. of escota "opening in a garment," from escotar "cut out," perhaps from e- "out" + Gmc. *skaut-. Fig. use is recorded from 1888.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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