How to pronounce scupper
American English pronunciation
SKUP-ur
- IPA
- /ˈskʌpɚ/
- Syllables
- SKUP · ur (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What scupper means
A hole in a ship's side that drains water off the deck
In a sentence: When the wave crashed over the deck, the water rushed out through the scuppers.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It may come from old words for a scoop or a shovel.
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