scut

[ skuht ]

/ skʌt /

noun

a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.

Origin of scut

1400–50; late Middle English: hare <Old Norse skutr stern

Words nearby scut

scurrilous, scurry, S-curve, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut, scuta, scutage, Scutari, scutate, scutch

Definition for scut (2 of 2)

scut²

[ skuht ]

/ skʌt /

noun Slang.

a worthless, contemptible person.

Origin of scut

1870–75; origin uncertain; perhaps continuation of Scots and dial. scout, scoot,Middle English scoute in same sense; perhaps noun use of Scots scout to spurt, squirt out, scoot

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Example sentences from the Web for scut

How the Indian Hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a scut?
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne
Im a free sailor of Queen Bess and fear no scut of a Spaniard as ever twisted a thumb-screw.
In Search of Mademoiselle|George Gibbs
When the wheel broke up there was nothing of her left except her scut, which lay upon the ground.
The Mahatma and the Hare|H. Rider Haggard
The derivation of Mone, who makes scuz and scut altered forms of srot or srut, is not to be entertained.
The River-Names of Europe|Robert Ferguson

On his head is a little round cap, with a tuft made out of a hare's or rabbit's scut.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

British Dictionary definitions for scut

scut

/ (skʌt) /

noun

the short tail of animals such as the deer and rabbit

Word Origin for scut

C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skutr end of a vessel, Icelandic skott tail

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单词	scut
释义	scut ¹ [ skuht ] / skʌt / noun a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer. Origin of scut ¹ 1400–50; late Middle English: hare <Old Norse skutr stern Words nearby scut scurrilous, scurry, S-curve, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut, scuta, scutage, Scutari, scutate, scutch Definition for scut (2 of 2) scut² [ skuht ] / skʌt / noun Slang. a worthless, contemptible person. Origin of scut ² 1870–75; origin uncertain; perhaps continuation of Scots and dial. scout, scoot,Middle English scoute in same sense; perhaps noun use of Scots scout to spurt, squirt out, scoot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scut How the Indian Hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a scut? The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)\|Thomas Browne Im a free sailor of Queen Bess and fear no scut of a Spaniard as ever twisted a thumb-screw. In Search of Mademoiselle\|George Gibbs When the wheel broke up there was nothing of her left except her scut, which lay upon the ground. The Mahatma and the Hare\|H. Rider Haggard The derivation of Mone, who makes scuz and scut altered forms of srot or srut, is not to be entertained. The River-Names of Europe\|Robert Ferguson On his head is a little round cap, with a tuft made out of a hare's or rabbit's scut. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first\|Count Carlo Gozzi British Dictionary definitions for scut scut / (skʌt) / noun the short tail of animals such as the deer and rabbit Word Origin for scut C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skutr end of a vessel, Icelandic skott tail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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