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cuttle
(encz) | cuttle,sépie n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cuttle
(gcide) | Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k?t"t'l), n. [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr.
L. cultellus. See Cutlass.]
A knife. [Obs.] --Bale.
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Cuttle
(gcide) | Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k[u^]t"t'l), Cuttlefish \Cut"tle*fish`\
(-f[i^]sh`), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G.
kuttelfish; cf. G. k["o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts,
G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth.
qi[thorn]us belly, womb.]
1. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an
internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with
denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its
prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate
cephalopods generally.
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Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which,
when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds
the water, enabling it to escape observation.
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2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle with
me." --Shak.
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cuttle
(wn) | cuttle
n 1: ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long
as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn:
cuttlefish, cuttle] |
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scuttle
(mass) | scuttle
- zničiť |
coal scuttle
(encz) | coal scuttle,kbelík na uhlí Zdeněk Brožcoal scuttle,uhlák n: Zdeněk Brož |
coal-scuttle
(encz) | coal-scuttle,kbelík na uhlí Zdeněk Brož |
cuttle
(encz) | cuttle,sépie n: Zdeněk Brož |
cuttlefish
(encz) | cuttlefish,sépie n: [zoo.] Petr Prášek |
scuttle
(encz) | scuttle,cupitat v: Zdeněk Brožscuttle,potopit v: Zdeněk Brožscuttle,zničit v: Zdeněk Brož |
scuttlebutt
(encz) | scuttlebutt,fáma n: Zdeněk Brož |
scuttled
(encz) | scuttled, |
Cuttle bone
(gcide) | Cuttle bone \Cut"tle bone`\ (b[=o]n`).
The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes,
as for making polishing powder, etc.
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Cuttlefish
(gcide) | Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k[u^]t"t'l), Cuttlefish \Cut"tle*fish`\
(-f[i^]sh`), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G.
kuttelfish; cf. G. k["o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts,
G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth.
qi[thorn]us belly, womb.]
1. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an
internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with
denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its
prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate
cephalopods generally.
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Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which,
when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds
the water, enabling it to escape observation.
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2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle with
me." --Shak.
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Scuttle
(gcide) | 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.
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2. A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.
[1913 Webster]Scuttle \Scut"tle\, v. i. [For scuddle, fr. scud.]
To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to
scuddle.
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With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling
about the house to wake the baron. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n.
A quick pace; a short run. --Spectator.
[1913 Webster]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 Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot
lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment.
Cf. Sheet an expanse.]
1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished
with a lid. Specifically:
(a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a
ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for
covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom
of a ship.
(b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.
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2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a
roof, wall, or the like.
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Scuttle butt, or Scuttle cask (Naut.), a butt or cask
with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water
for daily use in a ship. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]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.
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2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to
scuttle a ship.
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3. Hence: To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be
abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the
review committee scuttled the project due to lack of
funds.
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Scuttle butt
(gcide) | 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 Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot
lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment.
Cf. Sheet an expanse.]
1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished
with a lid. Specifically:
(a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a
ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for
covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom
of a ship.
(b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.
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2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a
roof, wall, or the like.
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Scuttle butt, or Scuttle cask (Naut.), a butt or cask
with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water
for daily use in a ship. --Totten.
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Scuttle cask
(gcide) | 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 Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot
lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment.
Cf. Sheet an expanse.]
1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished
with a lid. Specifically:
(a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a
ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for
covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom
of a ship.
(b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.
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2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a
roof, wall, or the like.
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Scuttle butt, or Scuttle cask (Naut.), a butt or cask
with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water
for daily use in a ship. --Totten.
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scuttlebutt
(gcide) | scuttlebutt \scut"tle*butt`\ (sk[u^]t"t'l*b[u^]t`), n.
1. See scuttle butt.
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2. A drinking fountain on board a ship or at a naval station.
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3. The latest gossip; rumors.
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Scuttled
(gcide) | 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.
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2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to
scuttle a ship.
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3. Hence: To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be
abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the
review committee scuttled the project due to lack of
funds.
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coal scuttle
(wn) | coal scuttle
n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto
the fire [syn: scuttle, coal scuttle] |
cuttle
(wn) | cuttle
n 1: ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long
as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn:
cuttlefish, cuttle] |
cuttlefish
(wn) | cuttlefish
n 1: ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long
as the body and a large calcareous internal shell [syn:
cuttlefish, cuttle] |
scuttle
(wn) | scuttle
n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto
the fire [syn: scuttle, coal scuttle]
2: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway
between decks of a ship [syn: hatchway, opening,
scuttle]
v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter,
scuttle] |
scuttlebutt
(wn) | scuttlebutt
n 1: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other
people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip,
comment, scuttlebutt] |
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