scuppaug
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]scuppaug (plural scuppaugs)
- A fish: the scup.
References
[edit]- “scuppaug”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.