About The Word Scut
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Scut
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What's The Definition Of Scut?
[n] a short erect tail
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scut: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scut: See Also | cervid | coney | cony | deer | rabbit | tail Scut In Webster's Dictionary \Scut\, n. [Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. [root] 159.]
[Obs.]
The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail
is short, sp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the
animal itself. ``He ran like a scut.'' --Skelton.
How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, wheras
that part in others attains no higher than a scut.
--Sir T.
Browne.
My doe with the black scut. --Shak.
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