Skuttle

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of scuttle. alt-of, archaic

    "All through dinner—which was long, in consequence of such accidents as the dish of potatoes being mislaid in the coal skuttle and the handle of the corkscrew coming off and striking the young woman in the chin—Mrs. Jellyby preserved the evenness of her disposition."

Verb
  1. 1
    Archaic form of scuttle. alt-of, archaic

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hatchwayscurryamblearchwayassassinateback door

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"All through dinner—which was long, in consequence of such accidents as the dish of potatoes being mislaid in the coal skuttle and the handle of the corkscrew coming off and striking the young woman in the chin—Mrs. Jellyby preserved the evenness of her disposition."

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