scupper

English

WOTD – 9 September 2009

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskʌp.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈskʌp.ɚ/
Rhymes: -ʌpə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Dutch scheppen (“to draw off”).

Noun

scupper (plural scuppers)

(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
(architecture) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

Derived terms

scupper hose
scupper nail
scupper plug

Translations

nautical: drainage hole

Chinese:
Mandarin: 排水口
Danish: lænseport c, spygat n
Finnish: valumisaukko, spyygatti, nieluaukko, valumisreikä
French: dalot (fr) m
German: Speigat (de) n, Speigatt (de) n

Icelandic: spýjurenna f, lensport n
Norman: dalot m
Russian: шпига́т (ru) m (špigát)
Serbo-Croatian: lakomica (sh) f
Spanish: imbornal m
Swedish: spygatt (sv) n

architecture: drainage hole in a wall or parapet

Finnish: valumisaukko

Russian: дренажное отве́рстие (ru) n (otvérstije)

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin; possibly verbized form of Etymology 1, but this is unlikely.

Verb

scupper (third-person singular simple present scuppers, present participle scuppering, simple past and past participle scuppered)

(Britain) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.
The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.
- 2002, Hugo Young, The Guardian (2 Jul):
  "We can't allow US tantrums to scupper global justice."

Translations

thwart, destroy

Finnish: romuttaa (fi), pilata (fi), tehdä tyhjäksi
Russian: губи́ть (ru) impf (gubítʹ), погубить (ru) pf (pogubitʹ)

Swedish: torpedera (sv), stjälpa (sv), kullkasta, sänka (sv)

Anagrams

cuppers

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