Scup — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
scup — scup; scup·paug; scup·per·nong; scup·pit; scup·per; … English syllables
Scup — Scup, n. [D. schop.] A swing. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scup — ☆ scup [skup ] n. pl. scup or scups [< earlier scuppaug < Narragansett mishcuppaûog, pl. of mishcùp] a brown and white porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) found along the N Atlantic coast of the U.S … English World dictionary
scup — noun (plural scup; also scups) Etymology: short for scuppaug, modification of Narragansett mishcùppaûog Date: circa 1848 a porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) occurring along the Atlantic coast of the United States chiefly from North Carolina to Maine… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scup — [[t]skʌp[/t]] n. pl. scups, (esp. collectively)scup. ich an edible porgy, Stenotomus chrysops, of N Atlantic coastal waters, having a compressed body and a high back • Etymology: 1840–50, amer.; short for earlier and dial. scuppaug <… … From formal English to slang
scup — šiaurinis skapas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Stenotomus chrysops angl. northern porgy; scup rus. скап; скап хризопс ryšiai: platesnis terminas – skapai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
scup|per|nong — «SKUHP uhr nng, nong», noun. 1. a large, yellowish green grape grown in the southern United States. It is a variety of the muscadine or fox grape. 2. a wine made from these grapes. ╂[American English < Scuppernong River, North Carolina, near… … Useful english dictionary
scup|per — «SKUHP uhr», noun, verb. –n. an opening in the side of a ship to let water run off the deck. –v.t. Slang. to catch by surprise and kill or destroy; overwhelm: »The greater part of our tank force has recently been scuppered (Atlantic). ╂[origin… … Useful english dictionary
scup|seat — «SKUHP SEET», noun. a woon seat on which a sailor sits while working aloft where he can obtain no foothold … Useful english dictionary
