Scup Definition
skŭp
scups
noun
A brown-and-white porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) found along the N Atlantic coast of the U.S.
Webster's New World
(US, dialect) A swing.
Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- porgy
- southern porgy
- Stenotomus aculeatus
- southern scup
- Stenotomus chrysops
- northern scup
- northern porgy
Other Word Forms of Scup
Noun
Singular:
scup
Plural:
scupsOrigin of Scup
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Shortened form of a Narragansett word like mishcùppaûog. Another shortening of the same word yields the synonym paugie. The full word was borrowed as scuppaug.
From Wiktionary
Short for Narragansett mishcùp
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Dutch schop
From Wiktionary
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