Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SCUMBER

SCUM'BER, noun The dung of the fox.

974

SCUMMED

SCUM'MED, participle passive Cleaned of scum; skimmed.

975

SCUMMER

SCUM'MER, noun An instrument used for taking off the scum of liquors; a skimmer.

976

SCUMMING

SCUM'MING, participle present tense Clearing of scum; slimming.

977

SCUMMINGS

SCUM'MINGS, noun The matter skimmed from boiling liquors; as the scummings of the boiling house.

978

SCUPPER

SCUP'PER, noun The scuppers or scupper holes of a ship, are channels cut through the water ways and sides of a ship at proper distances, and lined with lead for carrying off the...

979

SCUPPER-HOSE

SCUP'PER-HOSE, noun A lethern pipe attached to the mouth of the scuppers of the lower deck of a ship, to prevent the water from entering.

980

SCUPPER-NAIL

SCUP'PER-NAIL, noun A nail with a very broad head for covering a large surface of the hose.

981

SCUPPER-PLUG

SCUP'PER-PLUG, noun A plug to stop a scupper.

982

SCURF

SCURF, noun [L. scorbutus.]1. A dry military scab or crust formed on the skin of an animal.2. The soil or foul remains of any thing adherent; as the scurf of crimes. [Not common...

983

SCURFF

SCURFF, noun Another name for the bulltrout.

984

SCURFINESS

SCURF'INESS, noun The state of being scurfy.

985

SCURFY

SCURF'Y, adjective1. Having scurf; covered with scurf.2. Resembling scurf.

986

SCURRIL

SCUR'RIL, adjective [L. scurrilis, from scurra, a buffoon.] Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; low; mean; grossly opprobrious in language; scurrilour; as scurril jests; ...

987

SCURRILITY

SCURRIL'ITY, noun [L. scurrilitas.] Such low. vulgar, indecent or abusive language as is used by mean fellows, buffoons, jesters and the like; grossness of reproach or invective...

988

SCURRILOUS

SCUR'RILOUS, adjective1. Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the licence of buffoons can warrant; as a scurrilous fellow.2. Contain...

989

SCURRILOUSLY

SCUR'RILOUSLY, adverb With gross reproach; with low indecent language.It is barbarous incivility, scurrilously to sport with what others count religion.Tillotson.

990

SCURRILOUSNESS

SCUR'RILOUSNESS, noun Indecency of language; vulgarity; baseness of manners.

991

SCURTINIZING

SCUR'TINIZING, participle present tense Inquiring into with critical minuteness or exactness.

992

SCURVILY

SCUR'VILY, adverb [from scurvy.] Basely; meanly; with coarse and vulgar incivility.The clergy were never more learned, or so scurvily treated. Swift.

993

SCURVINESS

SCUR'VINESS, noun [from scurvy.] The state of being scurvy.

994

SCURVOGEL

SCUR'VOGEL, noun A Brazilian fowl of the stork kind, the jabiru guacu.

995

SCURVY

SCUR'VY, noun [from scurf; scurvy for scurfy; Low L. scorbutus.] A disease characterized by great debility, a pale bloated face, bleeding spongy gums, large livid tumors on the ...

996

SCURVY-GRASS

SCUR'VY-GRASS, noun A plant of the genus Cochlearia; spoonwort. It grows on rocks near the sea, has an acrid, bitter taste, and is remarkable as a remedy for the scurvy. It is e...

997

SCUSES

'SCUSES, for excuses.

998

SCUT

SCUT, noun The tail of a hare or other animal whose tail is short.

999

SCUTAGE

SCU'TAGE, noun [Law L. scutagium, from scutum, a shield.] In English history, a tax or contributiion levied upon those who held lands by knight service; originally, a compositio...