scut
1
9.9
- noun
- /skʌt/
:
colita
Examples
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You know, lots and lots of rank-and-file members who travel to conventions at their own expense and do a lot of scut work.
Blog text (5) -
But he was already far away, full pelt, only his little fluffy scut flashing among the ripened ears of corn.
Fiction book (1991) -
One of the sisters backed up to the fire, hiked up the tail of her dress, bent over, and thrust out her scut to it, staring at Inman with a look of glazed pleasure in her blue eyes.
Fiction book (1997) -
And the Kremlin comrade to whom she will conduct me, in his turn, will stop pretending to be a doctor but will instead show me his silky little scut and say: "Pagluk-munnukan, your time has arrived, comrade Khoroborenko, the Evenki question can wait no longer."
Fiction book (1991) -
The rabbit's scut bobbed up and down as it dashed through the field.
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In the distance, I spotted a deer with a fluffy scut moving gracefully among the trees.
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The young fox had a tiny, erect scut that twitched with every step.
Synonyms
1
8.2
A short tail on some animals, often on dogs or horses
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scut first meant the short, upright tail of animals like rabbits or deer and comes from an old country word for a 'short tail', so imagine the little white bobbing tail of a rabbit to remember it.