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Definition of Scuttle

Scuttle
Scuttle Scut"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scuttled; p. pr. & vb. n. 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.
Scuttle
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
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
Scuttle Scut"tle, n. A quick pace; a short run. --Spectator.

Meaning of Scuttle from wikipedia

- Look up scuttle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Scuttle". Scuttle may refer to:...
- A ship is scuttled when its crew deliberately sinks it, typically by opening holes in its hull. Scuttling may be performed to dispose of an abandoned...
- A coal scuttle, sometimes spelled coalscuttle and also called a hod, "coal bucket", or "coal pail", is a bucket-like container for holding a small, intermediate...
- Free and open-source software portal Scuttle is a PHP/MySQL-based open source social bookmarking application. It contains code from other PHP-based projects...
- Scuttler or Scuttlers may refer to: Scuttlers, criminals in street gangs in 19th-century Manchester In scuttling of ships, those responsible In The Crack...
- Scuttle shake (sometimes called cowl shake in the US) is the term used for the phenomenon experienced in many convertible or open top automobiles where...
- The Scuttlers is a lost 1920 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation and directed by J. Gordon Edwards. William...
- Scuttlers were members of neighbourhood-based youth gangs (known as scuttling gangs) formed in working class areas of Manchester, Salford, and the surrounding...
- The scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon was orchestrated by Vichy France on 27 November 1942 to prevent **** German forces from seizing it. After...
- known as the "humpbacked fly", the "coffin fly", and the "scuttle fly". The name "scuttle fly" derives from the jerky, short bursts of running, characteristic...