scupper

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskʌpə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈskʌpɚ/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈskʊpə/ Rhymes: -ʌpə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English scope (“scoop”) or Dutch schop (“shovel”) +‎ -er; or from Dutch scheppen (“to draw off”). ==== Noun ==== scupper (plural scuppers) (nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. (architecture) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== scupper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === 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) (transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. Coordinate term: scuttle ===== Translations ===== === References === “scupper”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === cuppers