scup
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scup
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; short for earlier and dialectal scuppaug, skippaug, skapaug, from Narragansett ( English spelling) mishcuppaûog, plural (singular mishcùp )
Example Sentences
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Some resistance to porgies, also known as scup in New England, can be attributed to the fish’s many bones.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
Still, National Marine Fisheries Service’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center rates porgy, or scup, as not overfished; as of 2016, they say, “overfishing was not occurring.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2019
Both parents emigrated from Portugal; his father fished for squid, scup, bass and tuna, and from an early age enlisted George and his three brothers in his fishing expeditions.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2019
Black sea bass, scup, yellowtail flounder, mackerel, herring and monkfish, to name just a few species, have all moved to accommodate changing temperatures.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2016
W., F., and S.—To make a boat scup set two upright posts firmly in the ground about four or five feet apart.
From Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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