Defn: A flock of wild fowl.
SCRY
Scry, n. Etym: [OE. ascrie, fr. ascrien to cry out, fr. OF. escrier,
F. s'écrier. See Ex-, and Cry.]
Defn: A cry or shout. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
SCUD
Scud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scudding.] Etym:
[Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a
shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. sq. root159. See Shoot.]
1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something. The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans. I. Taylor. The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven. Beaconsfield.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.
SCUD
Scud, v. t.
Defn: To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone.
SCUD
Scud, n.