5 entries under this word
(skŭt/tl), n. [A-S. scuttel, scutel, a scuttle, platter, Icel. skutill, skutull, from Lat. scutella, diminutive of scutra, a dish or platter; It. scudella, Sp. escudilla, Pr. escudela, O. Fr. escuelle, N. Fr. écuelle.]
n. [O. Fr. escoutille, N. Fr. écoutille, from escouter, écouter, to listen, to hear; Sp. escotilla. See SCOUT.] 1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid; specifically, (a.) (Naut.) A small opening in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it; also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship, and through the coverings of her hatchways, &c. (b.) A square hole in the roof of a house, with a lid.
Sense 2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a wall, roof, or the like.
n. [From scud, and properly scuddle.] A quick pace; a short run. Spectator.
[See SCUDDLE.] To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle. With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling about the house to wake the baron. W. Scott.
(skŭt'tl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SCUTTLED; p. pr. & vb. n. SCUTTLING.] [From the noun.]