scad

English

herring scad

Etymology

In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æd

Noun

scad (plural scads)

  1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
  2. (in the plural) A large number or quantity.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ “scad” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
  2. ↑ “Scads: A whole lot of fishy.”, The Word Detective, April 24th, 2009

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • scadu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excadeō, from Latin ex- + cadō. Compare Daco-Romanian scădea, scad.

Verb

scad (third-person singular present indicative scadi/scade, past participle scãdzutã)

  1. I decrease, diminish, reduce.
  2. I decline.
  3. I subtract.
  • scãdeari/scãdeare
  • scãdzut
  • scãdzui
  • cad

See also

  • sclãghescu

Romanian

Verb

scad

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scădea.
  2. first-person singular present subjunctive of scădea.
  3. third-person plural present indicative of scădea.
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