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1 Scupper -- rank: 1000

Scupper definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SCUP'PER, n. The scuppers or scupper holes of a ship, are channels cut through the water ... overboard v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait] 2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle English ... kill. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scupper Scup"per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for ... that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (scuppers, scuppering, scuppered) To ...

2 Scupper plug -- rank: 987

Scupper plug definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to ... of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten. Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper. Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.

3 Scupper nail -- rank: 987

Scupper nail definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to ... of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten. Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper. Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.

4 Scupper hose -- rank: 987

Scupper hose definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to ... of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten. Scupper nail (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper. Scupper plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.

5 scupper hole -- rank: 943

scupper hole definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scupper Scup"per, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for ... that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

6 Scupper-plug -- rank: 927

Scupper-plug definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SCUP'PER-PLUG, n. A plug to stop a scupper.

7 Scupper-nail -- rank: 911

Scupper-nail definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SCUP'PER-NAIL, n ...

8 Scupper-hose -- rank: 911

Scupper-hose definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SCUP'PER-HOSE, n ...

9 Endanger -- rank: 217

... in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril] Merriam Webster's verb (-dangered; endangering) Date: 1964 ...

10 Drain -- rank: 217

... runoff, rush, rush order, sabotage, sap, sapping, scorch, scour out, scupper, sear, seep, seize, septic tank, sewer, shear, shorten, shrink, shrinkage ...

11 Gutter -- rank: 217

... piscina, pitiful, pitter-patter, pleat, pulse, rank, raw, sad, scandalous, scupper, sewer, shameful, shocking, shoot, sink, slat, sluice, sorry, sough, splutter ...

12 Sump -- rank: 217

... puddle, quag, quagmire, quicksand, reservoir, salina, salt marsh, salt pond, scupper, septic tank, sewer, sink, slob land, slough, sluice, sough, stagnant ...

13 Sluice -- rank: 217

... roll, run out, runnel, sally port, scour, scrub, scrub up, scupper, sewer, shampoo, shower, sink, sluice gate, sluice out, soak, soap ...

14 Sink -- rank: 217

... sag, sap, scoop, scoop out, scrabble, scrape, scratch, screw up, scupper, scuttle, septic tank, set, settle, settle down, sewer, shake, shell ...

15 Ship -- rank: 217

... route, rubrail, rudder, rudderpost, rudderstock, run, sack, scram, screw steamer, scupper, scuttle, scuttlebutt, self-propelled barge, semirigid airship, send, send away ...