scad
See also: SCAD
English

herring scad
Etymology
In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æd
Noun
scad (plural scads)
Translations
fish
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References
- “scad” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
- “Scads: A whole lot of fishy.”, The Word Detective, April 24th, 2009
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- scadu
Related terms
- scãdeari/scãdeare
- scãdzut
- scãdzui
- cad
See also
- sclãghescu
Romanian
Scots
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