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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Scŭm'mer, n. p. 1187Excrement; dung; scumber.Seūm'mer, v. i. p. 1187To scumber; to dung. Holland.Scûm'mer, n. p. 1187An instrument used for taking off the scum of liquors; a skimmer.Scŭm'ming, n. p. 1187That which is skimmed or scummed off; skimmings; scum;—used chiefly in the plural.Scŭm'my, a. p. 1187Covered with scum. Sidney.Scŭp, n. p. 1187A swing;—a term still retained among the Dutch settlers of N. Y. Bartlett.Scŭp or Scŭp'paug, n. p. 1187(Ichth.) A small fish; Pagrus argyrops of Linnæus and Storer; the porgee. [U. S.]Scŭp'per, n. p. 1187(Naut.) The channel cut through the water-ways and side of a ship, for carrying off the water from the deck;— called also scupper-hole. Totten.Scŭp'per-hōse, n. p. 1187(Naut.) A pipe of leather, canvas, &c., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. Totten.Scŭp'per-nāil, n. p. 1187(Naut.) A nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.Scūp'per-nōng, n. p. 1187A valuable species of grape, both cultivated and found growing wild from Virginia to Florida, and said, by some, to be a native of Greece. It is commonly regarded as a variety of the Vitis vulpina of…Scŭp'per-plŭg, n. p. 1187(Naut.) A plug to stop a scupper. Totten.Sear, v. i. p. 1187To move hastily; to scour. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Scurf, n. p. 1187A dry scab or mealy crust formed on the skin of an animal; an excretion, or exfoliation from the surface of the body. 2. Hence, the soil, stain, or foul remains of any thing adherent; as, the scurf…Scurf'i-ness, n. p. 1187The state of being scurfy.Scurf'y, a. p. 1187Having scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.Scŭr'rile, a. p. 1187Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious in language; scurrilous; low; mean; as, scurrile scoffing; scurrile taunts. “The wretched affectation of scurrile laughter.” Cowley. A…Scur-ril'i-ty, n. p. 1187The quality of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity. Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility. Shak. 2. That which is scurrile or…Scŭr'ril-oŭs, a. p. 1187Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow. 2. Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile…Scūr'ril-oūs-ly, adv. p. 1187In a scurrilous manner; with gross reproach; with low, indecent language. It is barbarous incivility scurrilously to sport with what others count “religion.” Tillotson.Scūr'ril-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1187The quality of being scurrilous; that which is scurrilous; scurrility; indecency of language; coarse vulgarity.Scŭr'ry, v. i. p. 1187To hasten away or along; to hurry. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Scūr'vil-y, adv. p. 1187In a scurvy manner; with coarse and vulgar incivility; basely; meanly. The clergy were never more learned, or so scurvily treated. Swift.Scūr'vī-ness, n. p. 1187The state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness.Scūr'vy, n. p. 1187(Med.) A disease characterized by livid spots of various sizes, occasioned by extravasation of blood under the cuticle, paleness, languor, lassitude, and depression of spirits, general exhaustion…Scūr'vy, a. p. 1187Covered or affected by scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. 2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible; as, a scurvy fellow. “That scurvy custom of taking tobacco.”…Scūr'vy-grāss, n. p. 1187(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cochlearia; spoon-wort. It grows on rocks near the sea, has an acrid, bitter taste, and has its name from having been often used as a remedy for the scurvy. It was…Scūt, n. p. 1187The tail of a hare or other animal whose tail is short; hence, sometimes, the animal itself. “How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a scut.”…Scū'tage, n. p. 1187(Eng. Hist.) A tax or contribution levied upon those who held lands by knight service; originally, a composition for personal service which the tenant owed to his lord, but afterward levied as an…Scū'tate, a. p. 1187(Bot.) Having the form of an ancient round buckler; buckler-shaped. Loudon. 2. (Zoöl.) Protected by large scales, as a surface. Brande.Scūtch, v. t. p. 1187To beat or whip slightly. Halliwell. 2. To dress by beating and separating woody fiber from, as flax; to swingle. 3. (Cotton Manuf.) To beat and loosen the fiber of, as the filaments of cotton; to…Scŭtch, n. p. 1187A wooden instrument used in dressing flax and hemp. Simmonds.Scŭtch'eŏn, n. p. 1187An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield; a decorative appendage shaped like a shield. The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax-lights, black-hangings, and mutes. Macaulay. They tore…Scŭtch'er, n. p. 1187An implement for separating hemp or flax from the stalk; a scutch.Scŭte, n. p. 1187A small shield. [Obs.] Skelton. 2. A French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents. 3. (Zoöl.) A scale, as of a reptile.Scū'tel-late or Scū'tel-lā'ted, a. p. 1187Formed like a plate or salver; composed of plate-like surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. [Obs.] Woodward.Scu-tĕl'li-fôrm, a. p. 1188Scutellate.Scu-tĕl'lum, n. p. 1188(Bot.) A shield-like cup or disk in some lichens, containing the fructification. 2. (Entom.) A part of the thorax, sometimes invisible, and sometimes large, and covering the elytra and the abdomen.Scū'ti-brăn'chi-an or Scū'ti-brăn'chi-ate, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) A scutibranchiate mollusk.Scū'ti-brăn'chi-ate, a. p. 1188(Zoöl.) Having the gills protected by a shield-like shell; as, the scutibranchiate mollusks. Dana.Scu-tif'er-oüs, a. p. 1188Carrying a shield or buckler.Scū'ti-fōrm, a. p. 1188Having the form of a buckler or shield.Scu'ti-ger, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) One of a genus of unequal-legged chilopods which frequent buildings in the south of Europe, and prey upon insects, wood-lice, and the like. Brande.Scū'ti-pēd, n. p. 1188(Ornith.) One of a family of birds which have the anterior part of the legs covered with segments of horny rings, terminating on each side in a groove. Brande.Scŭt'tle, n. p. 1188A broad, shallow basket. 2. Specifically, a wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal.Scūt'tle, n. p. 1188A 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…Scūt'tle, n. p. 1188A quick pace; a short run. Spectator.Scūt'tle, v. i. p. 1188To 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.Scŭt'tle, v. t. p. 1188To cut large holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of, as a ship, for any purpose. 2. To sink, as a ship, by making holes through the bottom; as, to scuttle a ship.Scūt'tle-bŭtt or Scūt'tle-cāsk, n. p. 1188(Naut.) A butt or cask with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water for daily use in a ship. Mar. Dict.Scūt'tle-fish, n. p. 1188(Ichth.) The cuttle-fish. See CUTTLE-FISH.Scū'tum, n. p. 1188(Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wicker-work covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim, carried chiefly by the heavy infantry. 2. (O. Eng. Law.) A pent-house or awning. [Obs.]…Scȳle, v. t. p. 1188To hide; to secrete; to conceal. [Obs.]Scyl-læ'a, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, having no shell, and with tree-like gills placed on fin-like processes on the edge of the back. Baird.Scyl-lā'ri-an, n. p. 1188(Zool.) One of a tribe of macrourous decapod crustaceans, remarkable for the singular conformation of their external antennæ. Eng. Cyc.Scȳm'e-tar, n. p. 1188See CIMITER.Scȳ'phus, n. p. 1188(Bot.) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers. 2. (Antiq.) A kind of large drinking-cup used by the lower orders among the Etrurians and Greeks. Fairholt.Scyt'a-le, n. p. 1188(Zoöl.) A genus of very poisonous snakes, having a stout, cylindrical body, and poison fangs similar to those of the rattlesnake. Baird.Scythe, n. p. 1188(A.-S. sidhe, for sigdhe, Icel. sigdh, Fries. sid, sied, O. L. Ger. segd, seged, L. Ger. seise, seesze, D. zeis, zeisen, O. H. Ger. segansa, seginsa, M. H. Ger. segense, segese, seinse, N. H. Ger.…Scythe, v. t. p. 1188To mow. [Obs.] Time had not scythe'd all that youth begun. Shak.