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Look up: scuttle

  1. scuttle
    [n] - container for coal
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Scuttle
    Scut'tle noun [ Anglo-Saxon scutel a dish, platter; confer Icelandic skutill ; both from Latin scutella , dim. of scutra , scuta , a dish or platter; confer scutum a shield. Confer Skillet .] 1. A broad, shallow basket. 2. A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43

  3. Scuttle
    Scut'tle intransitive verb [ For scuddle , from 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43

  4. Scuttle
    Scut'tle noun A quick pace; a short run. Spectator.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43

  5. Scuttle
    Scut'tle noun [ Old French escoutille , French éscoutille , confer Spanish escotilla ; probably akin to Spanish escotar 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; confer Dutch schoot lap, bosom, German schoss , Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43

  6. Scuttle
    Scut'tle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scuttled ; present participle & verbal noun Scuttling .] 1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. 2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43

  7. scuttle
    coal scuttle noun container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Scuttle
    `Scuttle` may refer to: * A small hatch or opening in a boat * Scuttling, deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water in * Coal scuttle, a bucket-like container for coal * Shaving scuttle, a teapot-like container for hot water * Scuttle (The Little Mermaid), a fictional cartoon-character seagull * Scuttle (software), an open-source social bookmark manager for your own server
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttle

  9. Scuttle
    • (v. t.) To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship. • (v. i.) To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle. • (n.) A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod. • (n.) A broad, shallow basket. • (v. t.) To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Scuttle
    A framed opening in a roof used for access to the roof from inside a building.
    Found on http://www.hancockjoist.com/glossary.htm

  11. Scuttle
    A round window in the side or deck of a boat that may be opened to admit light and air, and closed tightly when required.
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm


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