SCUPPER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English skopper- (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo-French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out Date: 15th century an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard, an opening in the wall of a building through which water can drain from a floor or flat roof, II. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1899 to defeat or put an end to ; do in 1a