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
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.
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.
• 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
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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