scuttle

scuttle
I. noun Etymology: Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter Date: 15th century 1. a shallow open basket for carrying something (as grain or garden produce) 2. a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal II. noun Etymology: Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle Date: 15th century 1. a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: as a. a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it b. a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed 2. a covering that closes a scuttle III. transitive verb (scuttled; scuttling) Date: 1642 1. to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship); specifically to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom 2. destroy, wreck; also scrap 2 IV. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of scud and shuttle Date: 1623 1. a quick shuffling pace 2. a short swift run V. intransitive verb (scuttled; scuttling) Date: 1657 scurry

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