Definition of Scuppir
Scup"per (?), n. [OF. escopir,
escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex +
conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit.
Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.) An opening
cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling
on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper
hole.
Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of
leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the
outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering.
Totten. -- Scupper nail (Naut.), a
nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the
scupper. -- Scupper plug (Naut.), a
plug to stop a scupper. Totten.
Scup"per (?), n. [OF. escopir,
escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex +
conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit.
Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.) An opening
cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling
on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper
hole.
Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of
leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the
outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering.
Totten. -- Scupper nail (Naut.), a
nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the
scupper. -- Scupper plug (Naut.), a
plug to stop a scupper. Totten.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (British) thwart, destroy
quotations
*"We can't allow US tantrums to scupper global justice"
- a drainage hole on the deck of a ship
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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