Sculsh, skulsh, n. rubbish: lollypops.
Scum, skum, n. foam or froth: the extraneous matter rising to the surface of liquids, esp. when boiled or fermented: refuse: offscourings, dregs.—v.t. to take the scum from: to skim:—pr.p. scum′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. scummed.—n. Scum′mer, an implement used in skimming.—n.pl. Scum′mings, skimmings.—adj. Scum′my, covered with scum. [Scand., Dan. skum, froth; Ger. schaum, foam.]
Scumber, skum′bėr, v.i. to defecate, a hunting term applied to foxes.—n. fox-dung.—Also Scom′ber. [Prob. O. Fr. escumbrier, to disencumber.]
Scumble, skum′bl, v.t. to apply opaque or semi-opaque colours very thinly over other colours, to modify the effect.—n. Scum′bling, a mode of obtaining a softened effect in painting by overlaying too bright colours with a very thin coating of a neutral tint. [Freq. of scum.]
Scun, skun, v.i. to skim, as a stone thrown aslant on the water.—v.t. to cause to skip.—Also Scon, Scoon. [Scand., prob. skunna; Dan. skynde, to hasten.]
Scunner, skun′ėr, v.i. (Scot.) to become nauseated: to feel loathing.—n. a loathing, any fantastic prejudice. [A.S. scunian, to shun.]
Scup, skup, n. (Amer.) a swing.—v.i. to swing. [Dut. schop, a swing; Ger. schupf, a push.]
Scup, skup, n. a sparoid fish, the porgy.
Scupper, skup′ėr, n. a hole in the side of a ship to carry off water from the deck (often pl.).—ns. Scupp′er-hole, a scupper; Scupp′er-hose, a pipe of leather, &c., attached to the mouth of a scupper on the outside, to let the water run out and keep water from entering; Scupp′er-plug, a plug to stop a scupper. [O. Fr. escopir, to spit out—L. exspuĕre—ex-, out, spuĕre, to spit; or prob. from Dut. schoppen, to scoop away.]
Scuppernong, skup′ėr-nong, n. a cultivated variety of the muscadine, bullace, or southern fox-grape of the United States. [Amer. Ind.]