Defn: A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug.
Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species. (Stenotomus Gardeni).
SCUPPAUG Scup"paug, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog, pl. of mishcup.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 2d Scup.
SCUPPER Scup"per, n. Etym: [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.)
Defn: An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; — called also scupper hole.
Scupper hose (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc., attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside 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.
SCUPPERNONG
Scup"per*nong, n. Etym: [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
Defn: An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the
Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.
SCUR
Scur, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Scour to run.]