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111quash — quash1 [kwäsh, kwôsh] vt. [altered (infl. by QUASH2) < ME quassen < MFr quasser < LL cassare, to annihilate, destroy < L cassus, empty < castus, pp. of carere, to lack: see CASTE] Law to annul or set aside (an indictment) quash2… …
112scut — [skut] n. [ME, hare, tail < ?] 1. a short, stumpy tail, esp. of a hare, rabbit, or deer 2. a contemptible person …
113scutter — [skut′ər] vi. [var. of SCUTTLE2] Brit. to scurry about; bustle n. Brit. a scurrying or bustling about …
114scuttlebutt — [skut′ l but΄] n. [orig. < scuttled butt, a cask or butt with an opening for a dipper] 1. Naut. a drinking fountain on shipboard ☆ 2. Informal rumor or gossip …
115mascouten — məˈskütən, maˈ noun (plural mascouten or mascoutens) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : potawatomi 2. : peoria …
