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scuttle1

Pronunciation: /ˈskʌt(ə)l/
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Definition of scuttle

noun

  • 1a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.
  • the amount of coal held in a scuttle:carrying endless scuttles of coal up from the cellar
  • 2British the part of a car’s bodywork between the windscreen and the bonnet.

Origin:

late Old English scutel 'dish, platter', from Old Norse skutill, from Latin scutella 'dish'

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