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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:...
- Scuttling is the act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull, typically by its crew opening holes in its hull. Scuttling...
- 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...
- Scuttle shake (also known as cowl shake in the US) is the phenomenon sometimes experienced in convertible or open top automobiles where, due to lower...
- Scuttlers were members of neighbourhood-based youth gangs (known as scuttling gangs) formed in working class areas of Manchester, Salford, and the surrounding...
- Scuttler or Scuttlers may refer to: Scuttlers, criminals in street gangs in 19th-century Manchester In scuttling of ships, those responsible In The Crack...
- 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...
- households, one way to provide hot lather was to use a scuttle or mug. A traditional scuttle resembles a teapot with a wide spout where hot water is...
- 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...
- ScuttlePad was a social network launched in August 2010 for children aged 6–11 years old. Users can add friends, upload photos and update statuses through...