HOW TO PRONOUNCE
scupper
/ˈskʌpɚ/
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What does scupper mean?
noun
- A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
- A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
verb
- To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈskʌpɚ/
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Well, while things stood thus, suddenly the HISPANIOLA struck, staggered, ground for an instant in the sand, and then, swift as a blow, canted over to the port side till the deck stood at an angle of forty-five degrees and about a puncheon of water splashed into the scupper holes and lay, in a pool, between the deck and bulwark.