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scut⋅tle

1  [skuht-l]
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–noun
1. a deep bucket for carrying coal.
2. British Dialect. a broad, shallow basket.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME; OE scutel dish, trencher, platter < L scutella, dim. of scutra shallow pan
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scut⋅tle

2  [skuht-l] verb, -tled, -tling, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
–noun
2. a quick pace.
3. a short, hurried run.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME scottlynge (ger.), var. of scuddle, freq. of scud 1

Synonyms:
1. hasten, hurry, scamper, scramble.

scut⋅tle

3  [skuht-l] noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
–noun
1. Nautical.
a. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.
b. a cover for this.
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
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scut·tle 1   (skŭt'l)   
n.  

  1. A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship or in the roof, wall, or floor of a building.

  2. The lid or hatch of such an opening.

tr.v.   scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles

  1. Nautical

    1. To cut or open a hole or holes in (a ship's hull).

    2. To sink (a ship) by this means.

  2. Informal To scrap; discard: "a program [the] President . . . sought to scuttle" (Christian Science Monitor).


[Middle English skottell, from Old French escoutille, possibly from Spanish escotilla.]
scut·tle 2   (skŭt'l)   
n.  

  1. A metal pail for carrying coal.

  2. A shallow open basket for carrying vegetables, flowers, or grain.


[Middle English scutel, basket, from Old English, dish, from Latin scutella; see scullery.]
scut·tle 3   (skŭt'l)   
intr.v.   scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles
To run or move with short hurried movements; scurry.
n.  A hurried run.

[Middle English scottlen; possibly akin to scud.]
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Word Origin & History

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.1)
"scamper, scurry," c.1450, probably related to scud (q.v.).

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.
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