overboard scupper

  • 1Scupper — Scup per, 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… …

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  • 2scupper hole — Scupper Scup per, 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… …

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  • 3Scupper hose — Scupper Scup per, 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… …

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  • 4Scupper nail — Scupper Scup per, 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… …

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  • 5Scupper plug — Scupper Scup per, 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… …

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  • 6scupper shoots — scupper shoots, tubes which carry overboard the water from the spar deck …

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  • 7scupper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English skopper (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out Date: 15th century 1. an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard 2. an… …

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  • 8freeing port — noun Etymology: from gerund of free : an opening covered by a hinged plate in the lower part of the bulwarks of a ship to allow deck water to run overboard * * * Naut. an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in …

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