[scut.tle] n [ME scutel, fr. L scutella drinking bowl, tray, dim. of scutra platter] (15c) 1: a shallow open basket for carrying something (as grain or garden produce)
2: a metal pail that usu. has a bail and a sloped lip and is used esp. for carrying coal
[2]scuttle n [ME skottell] (15c) 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 [3]scuttle vt scut.tled ; scut.tling (1642) 1: to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship); specif: to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom
2: destroy, wreck; also: scrap
2. [4]scuttle n [perh. blend of scud and shuttle] (1623) 1: a quick shuffling pace
2: a short swift run [5]scuttle vi scut.tled ; scut.tling (1657): scurry