scad

[ skad ]

/ skæd /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) scad, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) scads.

any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.

any of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar.

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Origin of scad

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

Words nearby scad

scabious, scabland, scablands, scabrid, scabrous, scad, scads, Scaevola, Scafell Pike, scaffold, scaffolding

Other definitions for scad (2 of 2)

scad²

[ skad ]

/ skæd /

noun Usually scads.

Informal. a great number or quantity: scads of money.

Archaic. a piece of money; dollar.

Origin of scad

1855–60, Americanism; of obscure origin; compare British dial scal(d) a great quantity

How to use scad in a sentence

This week, we have an update on the cause of the Alpha rocket launch failure and scads of news about medium-lift rockets.
Rocket Report: Next Falcon Heavy launch date set, Soyuz 5 engines clear tests|Eric Berger|September 10, 2021|Ars Technica
Scads of attention, an unusual challenge and, if elected, a chance to implement whatever policies you believe to be important.
2021 is probably less-fertile terrain for a celebrity governor than 2003 was|Philip Bump|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
For good measure, some cops in the unit stole scads of overtime from the city, at times even collecting it while they were on vacation.
The elite Baltimore cops who became criminals|Michael Fletcher|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Because of course, Google was making scads of money, but they were running two marketplaces in parallel.
Building a better data economy|Jason Sparapani|March 11, 2021|MIT Technology Review

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I see a man who looks as though the world had used him bad; it sets my jaded heart aglow to give him half a scad.
Uncle Walt [Walt Mason]|Walt Mason
This accordingly doing, we came to the eastern side of Loudon-hill, the trysted place, shortly after the first scad of the dawn.
Ringan Gilhaize|John Galt

British Dictionary definitions for scad

scad

/ (skæd) /

noun plural scad or scads

any of various carangid fishes of the genus Trachurus, esp the horse mackerel

Word Origin for scad

C17: of uncertain origin; compare Swedish skädde flounder

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