Definitions
To hurry away with quick steps.
Word origin
From Middle English scuttel, scutel, from Old English scutel (“dish, platter”), from Latin scutella, diminutive form of Latin scutra (“flat tray, dish”), perhaps related to Latin scutum (“shield”); compare Dutch schotel and German Schüssel.
Used in a sentence
“The Vichy French fleet in Toulon in 1942 scuttled itself as a final "fuck you" to the invading Germans.”
“"My men, the schooner coming up on our weather quarter is a Portuguese pirate. His character is known; he scuttles all the ships he boards, dishonours the women, and murders the crew."”
“In this version, the Patriot was boarded by pirates (or the crew and passengers were overpowered by mutineers), who murdered everyone and then looted and scuttled the ship.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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