SCUDS
Noun
scuds
plural of scud
Source: Wiktionary
SCUD
Scud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scudding.] Etym:
[Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a
shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. sq. root159. See Shoot.]
1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by
something.
The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm
primeval oceans. I. Taylor.
The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue
heaven. Beaconsfield.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or
no sail spread.
Scud, v. t.
Definition: To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone.
Scud, n.
1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with
precipitation.
2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.
Borne on the scud of the sea. Longfellow.
The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon. Sir
S. Baker.
3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
[Prov. Eng.]
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note
under Cloud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition