scuttle

¹scut·tle

noun \ˈskə-t^əl\

Definition of SCUTTLE

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

Origin of SCUTTLE

Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with SCUTTLE

shuttle, subtile, subtle

²scuttle

noun

Definition of SCUTTLE

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

Origin of SCUTTLE

Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with SCUTTLE

shuttle

³scuttle

transitive verb

scut·tledscut·tling \ˈskət-liŋ, ˈskə-t^əl-iŋ\

Definition of SCUTTLE

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

First Known Use of SCUTTLE

1642

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

⁴scuttle

noun

Definition of SCUTTLE

1

: a quick shuffling pace

2

: a short swift run

Origin of SCUTTLE

perhaps blend of scud and shuttle

First Known Use: 1623

⁵scuttle

intransitive verb

scut·tledscut·tling \ˈskət-liŋ, ˈskə-t^əl-iŋ\

Definition of SCUTTLE

: scurry

First Known Use of SCUTTLE

1657