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noun(scut-tle)a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
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noun(scut-tle)a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal
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noun(scut-tle)a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: such as
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noun(scut-tle)a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it
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noun(scut-tle)a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed
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verb(scut-tle)to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship); specifically : to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom
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verb(scut-tle)destroy, wreck; also : scrap
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noun(scut-tle)a quick shuffling pace
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noun(scut-tle)a short swift run
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verb(scut-tle)scurry