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scuppaug

scuppaug noun: a fish: the scup.

Noun

scuppaug (plural scuppaugs)

  1. A fish: the scup.

Forms of scuppaug

pluralscuppaugs

Origin of scuppaug

From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.

Questions about scuppaug

What does scuppaug mean?
Scuppaug means a fish: the scup.
What part of speech is scuppaug?
Scuppaug is a noun.
What is the plural of scuppaug?
The plural of scuppaug is scuppaugs.

Words near scuppaug in the dictionary

  1. Scunthorpe
  2. Scunthorpe problem
  3. scuntion
  4. scuntions
  5. scup
  6. scuppaug
  7. scuppaugs
  8. scupper
  9. scupper hole
  10. scupper holes
  11. scupper hose

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