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scuttle

UK/ˈskʌt.l̩/ US/ˈskʌtʌl/ uncommon obsolete
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

to move about or proceed hurriedly

  • “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”
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noun

1.

container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French escoutille (compare French écoutille), from Old Norse skaut (“corner of a cloth, of a sail”), or alternatively from Spanish escotilla, ultimately from Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (skauts, “projecting edge, fringe”), from Proto-Germanic *skautaz (“corner; wedge; lap”). Compare German Schoß, Old English sċēat. More at sheet.

Phrases

  • coal scuttle
  • coal scuttle helmet
  • coal-scuttle bonnet

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