scuttled

Variant of scuttle

scuttle definition

scut·tle (skut′'l)

noun

  1. a broad, open basket for carrying grain, vegetables, etc.
  2. a kind of bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring coal on a fire
    in full coal scuttle

Etymology: ME scutel, a dish < OE < L scutella, salver, dim. of scutra, flat dish

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