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OP There are many meanings to scuttle:
scut[tle1 7skut4‘l8
n.
5ME scutel, a dish < OE < L scutella, salver, dim. of scutra, flat dish6
1 a broad, open basket for carrying grain, vegetables, etc.
2 a kind of bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring coal on a fire: in full coal scuttle
scut[tle2 7skut4‘l8
vi.
3tled, 3tling 5ME scutlen, prob. akin to SCUD6 to run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc.
n.
a scurry or scamper; hasty flight
scut[tle3 7skut4‘l8
n.
5LME skottelle < MFr escoutille, trapdoor < Sp escotilla, an indentation, hollowing < escote, a notch, tuck, prob. < Goth skauts, seam, border; akin to OE sceat, SHEET16
1 an opening in a wall or roof, fitted with a lid or cover
2 a small, covered opening or hatchway in the outer hull or deck of a ship
3 the lid or cover for any such opening
vt.
3tled, 3tling
1 to make or open holes in the hull of (a ship or boat) below the waterline; esp., to sink in this way
2 to scrap or abandon (a plan, undertaking, etc.)
And on long voyages, many a butt gets scuttled. Some get basckscuttled.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted scuttle wwh 01/16/03 02:02 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 01/16/03 02:10 PM Re: scuttlebutt wwh 01/16/03 02:40 PM Re: scuttlebutt tsuwm 01/16/03 02:56 PM Re: scuttlebutt Solamente, Doug. 01/25/03 04:06 PM Re: scuttlebutt dxb 01/27/03 05:24 PM Re: scuttlebutt Faldage 01/27/03 05:32 PM Re: scuttlebutt dxb 01/28/03 11:46 AM
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