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单词 scudding
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scuddingn.1

/ˈskʌdɪŋ/
Etymology: < scud v.1 + -ing suffix1.
The action of the verb in various senses.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > moving swiftly
flying1548
scudding1583
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [noun] > sailing before the wind
scudding1769
1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xxiv. 140 There is scudding from aultar to aultar.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine s.v. The principal hazards incident in scudding are..a pooping sea; the difficulty of steering.
1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 81 Scudding will tend to carry the ship beyond its influence.

Compounds

scudding-pole n. ‘a pole erected for the purpose of shooting herrings conveniently into the hold’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.).
ΚΠ
1874 E. W. H. Holdsworth Deep-sea Fishing 110 The ‘scudding-pole’..is fixed fore and aft between the mitch-board and the mast.
scudding-stone n. a thin stone that can be made to skim the surface of a body of water.
ΚΠ
1897 E. W. Hamilton Outlaws of Marches xv. 166 While her great bobble of a lad's aye flinging scuddin'-stanes in Keeldar's Pool.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scuddingn.2

/ˈskʌdɪŋ/
Etymology: < scud v.3 + -ing suffix1.
Tanning.
The action of scud v.4 Also attributive.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > cleaning hides
scudding1882
1882 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 384/1 This is partly accomplished by going over the hide on the beam with a scudding knife.
1882 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 389/2 The general sequence of unhairing..scudding, washing, and treating with the bran drench is the same as in the case of other skins.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

scuddingadj.

/ˈskʌdɪŋ/
Etymology: < scud v.1 + -ing suffix2.
That scuds, in senses of the verb.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective]
swiftc888
swifta1050
currentc1300
quickc1300
hastivea1325
hastyc1330
ingnel1340
swiftyc1380
speedfula1387
fasta1400
swippingc1420
speedy1487
fleet1528
tite?a1540
scudding1545
flighty1552
suddenly1556
flight1581
feathered1587
Pegasean1590
wing-footed1591
swift-winged?1592
thought-swift-flying1595
wind-winged?1596
swallow-winged1597
Pegasarian1607
skelping1607
rapid1608
night-swifta1616
celerious1632
clipping1635
perniciousa1656
volatile1655
quick-foot1658
meteorous1667
windy1697
high-flying1710
fleet-footed1726
aliped1727
wickc1760
velocious1775
flight-performing1785
fast-going1800
fast-moving1802
meteor1803
wight-wapping1830
fleety1841
speeding1847
swiftening1848
two-forty1855
fire-swift1865
pennate1870
spinning1882
percursory1884
zippy1889
meteoric1895
pacy1906
presto1952
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adjective] > running before the wind
spooming1741
scudding1762
1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 13v That shafte whiche one yeare for a man is to lyghte & scuddinge, for the same selfe man the next yeare may chaunce be to heuy and hobblynge.
1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 40 What regions now the scudding Ship surround.
1849 A. Helps Friends in Council II. iv. 92 Strange images are sought out in the scudding clouds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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