Scupper

['skʌpə] or ['skʌpɚ]

Definition

(noun.) drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard.

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Definition

(v.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

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Definition

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.

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