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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scupper

 

Scupper

scupper
1. n. a hole in a ship's side to carry off water from the deck. Etymology: ME (perh. f. AF) f. OF escopir f. Rmc skuppire (unrecorded) to spit: orig. imit. 2. v.tr. Brit. sl. 1 sink (a ship or its crew). 2 defeat or ruin (a plan etc.). 3 kill. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
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  I. noun Etymology: Middle English skopper(in compounds), perhaps from Anglo-French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out Date: 15th century an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard, an opening in the wall of a building through which water can drain from a floor or flat roof, II. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1899 to defeat or put an end to ; do in 1a ...
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