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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scut1 (skut),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologya short tail, esp. that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Old Norse skutr stern
- late Middle English: hare 1400–50
- Slang Termsa worthless, contemptible person.
- 1870–75; origin, originally uncertain; perh. continuation of Scots and dialect, dialectal scout, scoot, Middle English scoute in same sense; perh. noun, nominal use of Scots scout to spurt, squirt out, scoot
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scut /skʌt/ n - the short tail of animals such as the deer and rabbit
Etymology: 15th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skutr end of a vessel, Icelandic skott tail |