Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SCUT'TLE
SCUT'TLESCUT'TLE-BUTT, or SCUT'TLE-CASK
SCUT'TLE, v.t. [from the noun.]
- To cut large holes through the bottom or sides of a ship for any purpose.
- To sink by making holes through the bottom; as, to scuttle a ship.
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