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   scupper

   /ˈskʌpə/

   noun

   • 1. 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.

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French escopir ‘to spit’; compare with German Speigatt, literally ‘spit hole’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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