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scupper holes

scupper holes is the plural of scupper hole.

Meaning of scupper hole

Noun

scupper hole (plural scupper holes)

  1. a scupper on a ship, canoe or other vessel
    • The mate, going aft, was caught in the waist when the ship gave a mighty lurch, and went tumbling to lee-ward where the scupper-holes were spouting like so many fountains all a-row.1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8

Questions about scupper holes

What is scupper holes the plural of?
Scupper holes is the plural of scupper hole.

Words near scupper holes in the dictionary

  1. scup
  2. scuppaug
  3. scuppaugs
  4. scupper
  5. scupper hole
  6. scupper holes
  7. scupper hose
  8. scupper hoses
  9. scupper nail
  10. scupper nails
  11. scupper plug

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