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scut definition

scut (skut)

noun

  1. a short, stumpy tail, esp. of a hare, rabbit, or deer
  2. a contemptible person

Etymology: ME, hare, tail < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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