scut Meaning & Definition
What Does Scut Mean?
As a noun, scut means A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt. It is also used to mean A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer. As a verb, it means To scamper off. As a verb, it means (originally Cumbria) To scamper off.
Scut: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //skʌt// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Plural | scuts |
Scut Definition (Noun)
- A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt.
- A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- The buttocks or rump; also, the female pudenda, the vulva.
Noun
- A contemptible person.
Noun
- Distasteful work; drudgery
- Some menial procedure left for a doctor or medical student to complete, sometimes for training purposes.
Scut as a Verb
- To scamper off.
Noun
- (by extension) The buttocks or rump; also, the female pudenda, the vulva.
Noun
- Distasteful work; drudgery; specifically some menial procedure left for a doctor or medical student to complete, sometimes for training purposes.
Verb
- (originally Cumbria) To scamper off.
Synonyms of Scut
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Scut synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Scut
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Scut in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
scut (plural scuts)
scut (countable and uncountable, plural scuts)
scut (third-person singular simple present scuts, present participle scutting, simple past and past participle scut)
Origin of Scut
Origin 1: From Middle English scut (“hare”);[1] further etymology uncertain, possibly related to Middle English scut, scute (“short”), possibly from Old French escorter, escurter, or Latin excurtāre, scurtāre,[2][3][4] from curtō (“to cut short, shorten”), from curtus (“short; shortened”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”)) + -ō. A derivation from Old Norse skut, skutr (“stern of a boat”), or Icelandic skott (“animal's tail”) is thought to be unlikely.[3]
Origin 2: As to sense 3 (“the female pudenda, the vulva”), see the letter of 5 June 1875 from Joseph Crosby to Joseph Parker Norris published in One Touch of Shakespeare (1986).[5]
Origin 3: 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”),[6][7] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to shoot; to throw”). Compare Old Norse skútyrði, skotyrði (“abusive language”).[6]
Origin 4: Uncertain; perhaps related to scut (“contemptible person”):[8] see etymology 2.
How to Pronounce Scut
You say scut as //skʌt//. It has 1 syllable.