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    scut
    /skʌt/

    noun

    • 1. the short tail of a hare, rabbit, or deer.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Scut can mean the tail of a deer, rabbit, or hare, or a person who you think is bad, stupid, or unpleasant. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

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    • Scut Work

      SCUT WORK definition: 1. work that is boring, makes you feel...

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  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › scutSCUT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Scut definition: a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.. See examples of SCUT used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scutScut Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Scut is a noun that means a short erect tail, especially of a hare. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of scut from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › scutScut - definition of scut by The Free Dictionary

    Scut is a noun that means a short erect tail, as that of a hare, rabbit, or deer, or routine or tedious work. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, and translations in different languages.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › scutscut - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skʌt/
    (General American) IPA(key): /skʌt/, /skət/
    Rhymes: -ʌt

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    From Middle English scut (“hare”); further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Middle English scut, scute (“short”), possibly from Old French escorter, escurter, or Latin excurtāre, scurtāre, from curtō (“to cut short, shorten”), from curtus (“short; shortened”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”)) + -ō. A derivation from Old Nor...

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    Uncertain, possibly a variant of scout (“(obsolete except Scotland) contemptible person”), possibly related to scout (“to reject with contempt; to scoff”), from a North Germanic language; compare Old Norse skúta, skúte (“a taunt”), probably from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną (“to shoot”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to shoot; to throw”). Compar...

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  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Scut can mean the short tail of animals such as deer and rabbit, or a contemptible person. Learn the word origin, frequency, synonyms, and usage examples of scut.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › scutScut Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Scut is a noun that means a short, stumpy tail, especially of a hare, rabbit, or deer. It can also mean routine or tedious work, or a contemptible person.