See Also: scupper(medicine)
scupper(1)(dictionary)
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Scupper - Sailing(gambling)
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scupper noun. LME.
[Perh. from Anglo-Norman deriv. of French escopir (mod. ecopir) from Proto-Romance word meaning 'spit', of imit. origin: see -ER2. Cf. German Speigatt scupper, from speien spit + Gat(t) hole.]
Nautical. An opening in a ship's side on a level with the deck to allow water to run away. Usu. in pl. LME.
A prostitute; derog. a woman. slang. M20.