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scupper |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir escupir to spit, perhaps for escospir L. ex + conspuere to spit upon pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf {Spit}, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also {scupper hole}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scupper n : allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {bushwhack}, {waylay}, {lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}] 2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {endanger}, {peril}]
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