- scutter
- intransitive verb Etymology: alteration of 5scuttle Date: 1781 scurry, scamper
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Scutter — Scut ter, v. i. [Cf. {Scuttle}, v. i.] To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. [Prov. Eng.] A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and scuttered across the shallows. Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scutter — chiefly Brit. ► VERB ▪ move hurriedly with short steps. ► NOUN ▪ an act or sound of scuttering. ORIGIN perhaps from SCUTTLE(Cf. ↑scuttle) … English terms dictionary
scutter — [skut′ər] vi. [var. of SCUTTLE2] Brit. to scurry about; bustle n. Brit. a scurrying or bustling about … English World dictionary
scutter, you bald-headed — This mysterious term occurs in The Country Girls, by Edna O’Brien. ‘Scut’, a slang word for a person, is probably meant, the change to ‘scutter’ in context being caused by the rhyming game the speaker is playing: ‘You bald headed scutter, will … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
scutter — /skut euhr/, v.i., n. Brit. Dial. scurry. [1775 85; var. of SCUTTLE2] * * * … Universalium
Scutter — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is from an occupational name for a scout or spy, derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) scut , from the Old French escoute , from escouter , to listen, itself from … Surnames reference
scutter — n. (British) scurry, quick run or movement, scamper, scuttle v. (British) scamper, run or move quickly, scuttle, scurry … English contemporary dictionary
scutter — chiefly Brit. verb move hurriedly with short steps. noun an act or sound of scuttering. Origin C18: perh. an alt. of scuttle2 … English new terms dictionary
scutter — v. n. Scurry, run, hurry … New dictionary of synonyms
scutter — Noun. A slovenly woman. Midlands use? … English slang and colloquialisms
