English-Thai Dictionary

scupper

N ช่อง ระบาย น้ำ ด้าน ข้าง ของ เรือ  chong-ra-bai-nam-dan-kang-ruea

 

scupper

N ทาง ระบาย น้ำ  ร่องน้ำ ไหล  drain outlet overflow tang-ra-bai-nam

 

scupper

VT จม เรือ (ทาง นาวิก ศาสตร์  ทำให้ เรือ จม  ทำให้ เรือ รั่ว  sink submerge scuttle jom-ruea

 

scupper

VT ทำลาย (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  ทำให้ เสียหาย  ทำให้ พินาศ  defeat demolish ruin wreck tam-lai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCUPPER

n.The scuppers or scupper holes of a ship, are channels cut through the water ways and sides of a ship at proper distances, and lined with lead for carrying off the water from the deck.

 

SCUPPER-HOSE

n.A lethern pipe attached to the mouth of the scuppers of the lower deck of a ship, to prevent the water from entering.

 

SCUPPER-NAIL

n.A nail with a very broad head for covering a large surface of the hose.

 

SCUPPER-PLUG

n.A plug to stop a scupper.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCUPPER

Scup "per, n. Etym: [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut. )

 

Defn: An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.

 

Scupper hose (Naut. ), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc. , attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a vessel, to prevent the water from entering. Totten. -- Scupper nail (Naut. ), a nail with a very broad head, for securing the edge of the hose to the scupper. -- Scupper plug (Naut. ), a plug to stop a scupper. Totten.

 

SCUPPERNONG

Scup "per *nong, n. Etym: [Probably of American Indian origin. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scupper

scup per 1 |ˈskəpər ˈskəpər | ▶noun (usu. scuppers ) a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck. • an outlet in the side of a building for draining water. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French escopir ‘to spit ’; compare with German Speigatt, literally ‘spit hole. ’

 

scupper

scup per 2 |ˈskəpər ˈskəpər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly Brit. sink (a ship or its crew ) deliberately. • informal prevent from working or succeeding; thwart: plans for a casino were scuppered by a public inquiry. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (as military slang in the sense ‘kill, esp. in an ambush ’): of unknown origin. The sense ‘sink ’ dates from the 1970s.

 

scuppernong

scup per nong |ˈskəpərˌnäNG, -ˌnəNG ˈskəpərˌnɑŋ | ▶noun a variety of the muscadine grape native to the basin of the Scuppernong River in North Carolina. • (often scuppernong wine ) wine made from this grape.

 

Oxford Dictionary

scupper

scupper 1 |ˈskʌpə | ▶noun (usu. scuppers ) a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck. • an outlet in the side of a building for draining water. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French escopir ‘to spit ’; compare with German Speigatt, literally ‘spit hole ’.

 

scupper

scupper 2 |ˈskʌpə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 chiefly Brit. sink (a ship or its crew ) deliberately. 2 informal prevent from working or succeeding; thwart: plans for a bypass were scuppered by a public inquiry. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (as military slang in the sense ‘kill, especially in an ambush ’): of unknown origin. The sense ‘sink ’ dates from the 1970s.

 

scuppernong

scuppernong |ˈskʌpəˌnɒŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a variety of the muscadine grape native to the basin of the Scuppernong River in North Carolina. • wine made from the scuppernong grape.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

scupper chiefly Brit.

scupper chiefly Brit. verb 1 the captain decided to scupper the ship: sink, scuttle, submerge, send to the bottom. 2 informal he denied trying to scupper the agreement: ruin, wreck, destroy, sabotage, torpedo, spoil, mess up; informal screw up, foul up, put the kibosh on; archaic bring to naught.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

scupper

scupper verb 1 the captain decided to scupper the ship: sink, scuttle, submerge, send to the bottom, open the seacocks in. ANTONYMS float, raise. 2 informal he denied trying to scupper the agreement: ruin, wreck, destroy, devastate, wreak havoc on, damage, spoil, mar, injure, blast, blight, smash, shatter, dash, torpedo, scotch, mess up; sabotage, poison; informal louse up, screw up, foul up, put the kibosh on, banjax, do for, blow a hole in, nix, queer; Brit. informal cock up, dish; Austral. informal euchre, cruel; vulgar slang fuck up; archaic bring to naught. ANTONYMS further, promote.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scupper

scup per /skʌ́pə r /動詞 他動詞 ｟英 ｠1 ｟くだけて ｠〖通例 be ～ed 〗〈計画が 〉台なしになる, 〈好機が 〉完全に失われる, 水泡に帰する .2 〈自分の船 〉をわざと沈める .名詞 C 〘海 〙〖通例 ～s 〗(船の側面にある )甲板排水口 .