scupper
English
/ˈskʌp.ə/, /ˈskʌp.ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (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.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English scope (scoop) borrowed from Dutch, Flemish schop (spade, kick, shovel, shack, a digging device, barn, small shovel), scheppen (create, draw off).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
scheppen
Gloss
create, draw off
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- scoop English
- doelschop Dutch, Flemish
- kolenschop Dutch, Flemish
- laadschop Dutch, Flemish
- onderscheppen Dutch, Flemish
- opscheppen Dutch, Flemish
- putjesschepper Dutch, Flemish
- scheppen Dutch, Flemish
- schepping Dutch, Flemish
- schepsel Dutch, Flemish
- schop Dutch, Flemish
- strafschop Dutch, Flemish
- スコップ Japanese
- scope Middle English
- sekop Indonesian
- scheppen Middle Dutch
- schoppe Middle Dutch
- scoep Middle Dutch
- skopu Sranan Tongo