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scuttle2 /skutˈl/ noun- An opening in a ship's deck or side
- Its lid
- A shuttered hole in a wall, roof, etc
- Its shutter or trapdoor
transitive verb- To make a hole in, or open the lids of the scuttles of, esp in order to sink
- To destroy, ruin (eg plans)
ORIGIN: OFr escoutille hatchway scuttˈlebutt noun - A cask with a hole cut in it for drinking water on board ship (also scuttle cask; historical)
- A drinking fountain
- Rumour, gossip (esp US sl)
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