scuts
plural of scut
Source: Wiktionary
Scut, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. sq. root 159.] [Obs.]
Definition: The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, sp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself. "He ran like a scut." Skelton. How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, wheras that part in others attains no higher than a scut. Sir T. Browne. My doe with the black scut. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
