单词 | scat |
释义 | scat scat1 /skat/, v.i. , scatted, scatting. Informal. to go off hastily (often used in the imperative). [1865-70, Amer.; of uncert. orig.] scat2 /skat/, v. , scatted, scatting, n. Jazz. v.i. 1. to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of scat singing. n. 2. See scat singing. [1925-30; of uncert. orig.] scat3 /skat/, n. the excrement of an animal. [1925-30; orig. uncert.; cf. Brit. dial. (SW) scat to scatter, fling down, bespatter; Gk skat- (s. of skôr dung; see SCATO-) is unlikely source, given popular character of the word and unmotivated derivation pattern] scat4 /skat/, n. Slang. heroin. [1945-50; of uncert. orig.; cf. earlier scat (slang) whiskey] scat5 /skat/, n. (in the Shetland and Orkney Islands) a crown tax, as for use of common lands. Also, scatt. [1300-50; ME < ON skattr tax, treasure] |
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