SCUP


Meaning of SCUP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskəp ]

noun

( plural scup also scups )

Etymology: short for scuppaug, modification of Narragansett mishcùppaûog

Date: circa 1848

: a porgy ( Stenotomus chrysops ) occurring along the Atlantic coast of the United States chiefly from North Carolina to Maine and used as a panfish

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