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Definition of Scutter
1. v. i. To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle.
Definition of Scutter
1. to scurry [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: scurry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutter
Literary usage of Scutter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To scutter up, va To bungle up, to botch, ib. Add to etymon ;—Ir. and Gael, ...
To scutter, vn To work in an ignorant, ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"To scutter, ». n. To work in an Ignorant, awkn and dirty way, Aberd. To scutter, ».
a. To make or do any thing in way, ibid. To scutter up, ra To bungle up ..."
3. Proceedings of the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society (1847)
"Par M. scutter. Plan of the City and Environs of Philadelphia, surveyed by N.
Scull and G. Heap. ... von M. scutter. Carte des possessions Francoises et ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"To scutter, rn To work In an Ignorant, art«-'1 and dirty way, Aberd. о scutter, «.
a. ... To scutter up. va To bungle up ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"scutter, v. (i) to scramble away in a hurry. (2) to scatter anything which is to
be scrambled for. Years ago they used to scutter money at weddings. ..."
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