SCUPPER

scupper

(noun) drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril

(verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait

(verb) wait in hiding to attack

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

scupper (plural scuppers)

(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

(architecture) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Etymology 2

Verb

scupper (third-person singular simple present scuppers, present participle scuppering, simple past and past participle scuppered)

(British) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.

Anagrams

• cuppers

Source: Wiktionary

Scup"per, n. Etym: [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)

Definition: An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. Totten.

– Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.

– Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition