SCUTTLE


Meaning of SCUTTLE in English

1. n.1 a receptacle for carrying and holding a small supply of coal.

2 Brit. the part of a motor-car body between the windscreen and the bonnet.

Etymology: ME f. ON skutill, OHG scuzzila f. L scutella dish 2. v. & n.

--v.intr.

1. scurry; hurry along.

2 run away; flee from danger or difficulty.

--n.

1. a hurried gait.

2 a precipitate flight or departure.

Etymology: cf. dial. scuddle frequent. of SCUD 3. n. & v.

--n. a hole with a lid in a ship's deck or side.

--v.tr. let water into (a ship) to sink it, esp. by opening the seacocks.

Etymology: ME, perh. f. obs. F escoutille f. Sp. escotilla hatchway dimin. of escota cutting out cloth

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.