scupper
English
WOTD – 9 September 2009
Noun
scupper (plural scuppers)
Derived terms
- scupper hose
- scupper nail
- scupper plug
Translations
nautical: drainage hole
architecture: drainage hole in a wall or parapet
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Etymology 2
Of unknown origin; possibly verbized form of Etymology 1, but this is unlikely.
Verb
scupper (third-person singular simple present scuppers, present participle scuppering, simple past and past participle scuppered)
- (Britain) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.
- The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.
- 2002, Hugo Young, The Guardian (2 Jul):
- "We can't allow US tantrums to scupper global justice."
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