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| scut·tle [ skútt'l ] |
noun (plural scut·tles) |
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1. small hatch: a small hatchway with a cover in the deck or hull of a ship or in some part of a building such as the roof or a wall
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2. scuttle cover on ship: the cover for a scuttle on a ship
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transitive verb (past and past participle scut·tled, present participle scut·tling, 3rd person present singular scut·tles) |
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1. destroy something: to destroy or bring something to an end
  had effectively scuttled his plans
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2. sink ship by letting water in: to sink a ship by making or opening holes in its bottom
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| [15th century. Via French escoutille< Spanish escotilla "hatchway" < escotar "cut out" < Germanic] |
