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| | | scupper | (n) ช่องระบายน้ำด้านข้างของเรือ | | scupper | (n) ทางระบายน้ำ, See also: ร่องน้ำไหล, Syn. drain, outlet, overflow | | scupper | (vt) จมเรือ (ทางนาวิกศาสตร์), See also: ทำให้เรือจม, ทำให้เรือรั่ว, Syn. sink, submerge, scuttle | | scupper | (vt) ทำลาย (คำไม่เป็นทางการ), See also: ทำให้เสียหาย, ทำให้พินาศ, Syn. defeat, demolish, ruin, wreck |
| | scupper | (n) drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard | | scuppernong | (n) amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States | | ambush | (v) wait in hiding to attack, Syn. lie in wait, scupper, lurk, ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay | | queer | (v) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position, Syn. peril, expose, scupper, endanger |
| | Scupper | n. [ OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v. ] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Scuppernong | n. [ Probably of American Indian origin. ] (Bot.) An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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