scad
1[ skad ]
/ skæd /
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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Nearby words
scabland, scablands, scabrid, scabrous, scabrously, scad, scads, scaevola, scafell pike, scaffold, scaffold nail
Origin of scad
1First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for scads (1 of 2)
scads
/ (skædz) /
pl n
informal a large amount or number
Word Origin for scads
C19: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for scads (2 of 2)
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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