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• Scuttle — Ein paar Einträge in einer Scuttle Installation Basisdaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Scuttle — may refer to:*Scuttling, deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water in *Coal scuttle, a bucket like container for coal *Shaving scuttle, a teapot like container for hot water *Scuttle, a fictional character in Disney s The Little Mermaid… …   Wikipedia

• scuttle — {vb Scuttle, scurry, scamper, skedaddle, sprint are comparable when they mean to move briskly by or as if by running. Scuttle, scurry, and scamper all imply a rapid erratic progress of or as if of a small active animal but each may carry quite… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Scuttle — Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom shaped piece out, and of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scuttle butt — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom shaped piece out,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scuttle cask — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom shaped piece out,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scuttle shake — (sometimes called cowl shake in the US) is the term used for the phenomenon experienced in many convertible or open top automobiles where, due to lower structural rigidity caused by the lack of a roof, the middle section of the chassis flexes,… …   Wikipedia

• scuttle — Ⅰ. scuttle [1] ► NOUN 1) a lidded metal container with a handle, used to store coal for a domestic fire. 2) Brit. the part of a car s bodywork between the windscreen and the bonnet. ORIGIN Latin scutella dish . Ⅱ. scuttle [2] …   English terms dictionary

• Scuttle — Scut tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuttled} (sk[u^]t t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuttling}.] 1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose. [1913 Webster] 2. To sink by making holes through the bottom… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scuttle — scuttle1 [skut′ l] n. [ME scutel, a dish < OE < L scutella, salver, dim. of scutra, flat dish] 1. a broad, open basket for carrying grain, vegetables, etc. 2. a kind of bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring coal on a fire: in… …   English World dictionary

• Scuttle — Scut tle, n. [AS. scutel a dish, platter; cf. Icel. skutill; both fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish or platter; cf. scutum a shield. Cf. {Skillet}.] 1. A broad, shallow basket. [1913 Webster] 2. A wide mouthed vessel for holding coal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English