scuttern.¹

Brit.

/ˈskʌtə/, U.S.

/ˈskədər/

Etymology: < scutter v.²

Chiefly dialect.

An act of ‘scuttering’; a hasty, scrambling, noisy rush.

ΚΠ

1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 771 Ilka half hour there was a toutin' o' horns— lang tin anes, I'm sure, frae the scutter o' broken-winded soun.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. xiii. 326 The dog's endeavour to avoid him was unsuccessful; as I guessed by a scutter down stairs, and a prolonged, piteous yelping.

1935 E. Pound Let. 23 May (1971) 274 The turn of the wave and the scutter of receding pebbles.

1961 H. R. F. Keating Rush on Ultimate i. 9 Clearly visible from their moderate height the violent scutter of human activity—figures running up and down on the beach in short sharp bursts.

1980 Times 16 Jan. 14/8 The Anglo-Egyptian treaty was settled up in 1936 in a sort of scutter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scuttern.²

Brit.

/ˈskʌtə/, U.S.

/ˈskədər/

Etymology: Of uncertain origin: perhaps < scutter v.² (see also Sc. National Dict.).

U.S. dialect.

One who or that which is remarkable or extraordinary; (often familiarly) a great rascal or scamp, a ‘devil’.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal

harlot?c1225

knavec1275

truantc1290

shreward1297

boinarda1300

boyc1300

lidderon13..

cokinc1330

pautenerc1330

bribera1387

bricouna1400

losarda1400

rascal?a1400

knapea1450

lotterela1450

limmerc1485

Tutivillus1498

knavatec1506

smy?1507

koken?a1513

swinger1513

Cock Lorel?1518

pedlar's French1530

cust1535

rabiator1535

varletc1540

Jack1548

kern1556

wild rogue1567

miligant1568

rogue1568

tutiviller1568

rascallion1582

schelm1584

scoundrel1589

rampallion1593

Scanderbeg1601

scroyle1602

canter1608

cantler1611

skelm1611

gue1612

Cathayana1616

foiterer1616

tilt1620

picaro1622

picaroon1629

sheepmanc1640

rapscallion1648

marrow1656

Algerine1671

scaramouch1677

fripon1691

shake-bag1794

badling1825

tiger1827

two-for-his-heels1837

ral1846

skeezicks1850

nut1882

gun1890

scattermouch1892

tug1896

natkhat1901

jazzbo1914

scutter1940

bar steward1945

hoor1965

1940 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 6 Jan. 15/1 He's a pure D scutter, ain't he, papa?

1958 H. Babcock I don't want to shoot Elephant 164 He'll lick the stuffing out of any interloper who tries to bring me a bird... ‘Right humorsome old scutter,’ I commented.

1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt i. vi. 50 I swear,..every time I think of the way that little scutter done—and me only trying to be neighborly.

1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends i. i. 6 The scutter, Brady thought. Serves me right. The ingrates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† scutterv.¹

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: squitter v.

Etymology: Apparently a variant of squitter v.

Obsolete rare.

intransitive Perhaps: to have diarrhoea; = squitter v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > have excretory disorder [verb (intransitive)] > diarrhoea

skittera1400

squirt1530

scutter1565

squatter1598

squitter1611

shoota1642

skit1805

run1849

1565 Kyng Daryus (Brandl) 1140 Nay then I wil geue you no bread and butter. Here, take some, it will make thee to scutter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

scutterv.²

Brit.

/ˈskʌtə/, U.S.

/ˈskədər/

Etymology: ? Alteration of scuttle v.¹ with substitution of suffix -er suffix⁵.

Originally colloquial and dialect.

intransitive. To go hastily with much fuss and bustle, as from excitement or timidity. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > go swiftly on foot [verb (intransitive)] > scurry or scamper > with much fuss and bustle

scutter1781

1781 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. III. 44 She staid ab^t 24 hours, then scutter'd away to Badminton.

1862 Mrs. H. Wood Channings I. xxvii. 324 The men..scuttered down the stairs.

1892 R. Kipling Life's Handicap 160 A whirling dust-devil would scutter across the plain for a couple of miles.

1892 J. Barlow Irish Idylls iv. 102 She scuttered off towards her dwelling.

1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xvii. 128 Miss Ingate scuttered to Audrey. ‘Well,’ she whispered. ‘Here I am.’

1920 P. G. Wodehouse Jill the Reckless xxi. 384 All those people... Scuttering about and thinking they know everything there is to know.

1934 E. Pound ABC of Reading ii. 99 Inferior passages where he..has..scuttered over less interesting matter.

1947 A. Ransome Great Northern? vi. 82 A family of baby water-hens scuttered across.

1948 L. MacNeice Holes in Sky 38 A pebble Scutters from under the wheel.

1972 R. Adams Watership Down viii. 28 They watched him..shake a shower of drops out of his fur and scutter into the alder bushes.

Derivatives

ˈscuttering n. (also attributive).

ΚΠ

1848 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. 232 We heard cannon firing and a mighty scuttering among the guards.

1888 G. M. Fenn Dick o' the Fens xxvi. 364 Noises in the fen..mingled with the quacking of the ducks and the scuttering of the drakes.

1888 G. M. Fenn Dick o' the Fens xxvi. 367 The scuttering noise made by a duck dabbling its bill in the ooze.

Draft additions 1993

ˈscuttering adj.

ΚΠ

1888 G. M. Fenn Dick o' the Fens xxvi. 367 The scuttering noise made by a duck dabbling its bill in the ooze.

1929 W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 96 Spoade was in the middle of them like a terrapin in a street full of scuttering dead leaves.

1983 Listener 20 Jan. 36/2 The more dramatic start of the First—still subdued, but with scuttering strings underneath—is tense and dramatic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

n.¹1826

n.²1940

v.¹1565

v.²1781

单词	scutter
释义	scuttern.¹ Brit. /ˈskʌtə/, U.S. /ˈskədər/ Etymology: < scutter v.² Chiefly dialect. An act of ‘scuttering’; a hasty, scrambling, noisy rush. ΚΠ 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 771 Ilka half hour there was a toutin' o' horns— lang tin anes, I'm sure, frae the scutter o' broken-winded soun. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. xiii. 326 The dog's endeavour to avoid him was unsuccessful; as I guessed by a scutter down stairs, and a prolonged, piteous yelping. 1935 E. Pound Let. 23 May (1971) 274 The turn of the wave and the scutter of receding pebbles. 1961 H. R. F. Keating Rush on Ultimate i. 9 Clearly visible from their moderate height the violent scutter of human activity—figures running up and down on the beach in short sharp bursts. 1980 Times 16 Jan. 14/8 The Anglo-Egyptian treaty was settled up in 1936 in a sort of scutter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scuttern.² Brit. /ˈskʌtə/, U.S. /ˈskədər/ Etymology: Of uncertain origin: perhaps < scutter v.² (see also Sc. National Dict.). U.S. dialect. One who or that which is remarkable or extraordinary; (often familiarly) a great rascal or scamp, a ‘devil’. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal harlot?c1225 knavec1275 truantc1290 shreward1297 boinarda1300 boyc1300 lidderon13.. cokinc1330 pautenerc1330 bribera1387 bricouna1400 losarda1400 rascal?a1400 knapea1450 lotterela1450 limmerc1485 Tutivillus1498 knavatec1506 smy?1507 koken?a1513 swinger1513 Cock Lorel?1518 pedlar's French1530 cust1535 rabiator1535 varletc1540 Jack1548 kern1556 wild rogue1567 miligant1568 rogue1568 tutiviller1568 rascallion1582 schelm1584 scoundrel1589 rampallion1593 Scanderbeg1601 scroyle1602 canter1608 cantler1611 skelm1611 gue1612 Cathayana1616 foiterer1616 tilt1620 picaro1622 picaroon1629 sheepmanc1640 rapscallion1648 marrow1656 Algerine1671 scaramouch1677 fripon1691 shake-bag1794 badling1825 tiger1827 two-for-his-heels1837 ral1846 skeezicks1850 nut1882 gun1890 scattermouch1892 tug1896 natkhat1901 jazzbo1914 scutter1940 bar steward1945 hoor1965 1940 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 6 Jan. 15/1 He's a pure D scutter, ain't he, papa? 1958 H. Babcock I don't want to shoot Elephant 164 He'll lick the stuffing out of any interloper who tries to bring me a bird... ‘Right humorsome old scutter,’ I commented. 1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt i. vi. 50 I swear,..every time I think of the way that little scutter done—and me only trying to be neighborly. 1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends i. i. 6 The scutter, Brady thought. Serves me right. The ingrates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † scutterv.¹ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: squitter v. Etymology: Apparently a variant of squitter v. Obsolete rare. intransitive Perhaps: to have diarrhoea; = squitter v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > excretory disorders > have excretory disorder [verb (intransitive)] > diarrhoea skittera1400 squirt1530 scutter1565 squatter1598 squitter1611 shoota1642 skit1805 run1849 1565 Kyng Daryus (Brandl) 1140 Nay then I wil geue you no bread and butter. Here, take some, it will make thee to scutter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). scutterv.² Brit. /ˈskʌtə/, U.S. /ˈskədər/ Etymology: ? Alteration of scuttle v.¹ with substitution of suffix -er suffix⁵. Originally colloquial and dialect. intransitive. To go hastily with much fuss and bustle, as from excitement or timidity. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > go swiftly on foot [verb (intransitive)] > scurry or scamper > with much fuss and bustle scutter1781 1781 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. III. 44 She staid ab^t 24 hours, then scutter'd away to Badminton. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Channings I. xxvii. 324 The men..scuttered down the stairs. 1892 R. Kipling Life's Handicap 160 A whirling dust-devil would scutter across the plain for a couple of miles. 1892 J. Barlow Irish Idylls iv. 102 She scuttered off towards her dwelling. 1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xvii. 128 Miss Ingate scuttered to Audrey. ‘Well,’ she whispered. ‘Here I am.’ 1920 P. G. Wodehouse Jill the Reckless xxi. 384 All those people... Scuttering about and thinking they know everything there is to know. 1934 E. Pound ABC of Reading ii. 99 Inferior passages where he..has..scuttered over less interesting matter. 1947 A. Ransome Great Northern? vi. 82 A family of baby water-hens scuttered across. 1948 L. MacNeice Holes in Sky 38 A pebble Scutters from under the wheel. 1972 R. Adams Watership Down viii. 28 They watched him..shake a shower of drops out of his fur and scutter into the alder bushes. Derivatives ˈscuttering n. (also attributive). ΚΠ 1848 W. E. Forster in T. W. Reid Life W. E. Forster (1888) I. 232 We heard cannon firing and a mighty scuttering among the guards. 1888 G. M. Fenn Dick o' the Fens xxvi. 364 Noises in the fen..mingled with the quacking of the ducks and the scuttering of the drakes. 1888 G. M. Fenn Dick o' the Fens xxvi. 367 The scuttering noise made by a duck dabbling its bill in the ooze. Draft additions 1993 ˈscuttering adj. ΚΠ 1888 G. M. Fenn Dick o' the Fens xxvi. 367 The scuttering noise made by a duck dabbling its bill in the ooze. 1929 W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 96 Spoade was in the middle of them like a terrapin in a street full of scuttering dead leaves. 1983 Listener 20 Jan. 36/2 The more dramatic start of the First—still subdued, but with scuttering strings underneath—is tense and dramatic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹1826n.²1940v.¹1565v.²1781
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