Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scup"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.]
A swing. [Local, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zo["o]l.)
A marine sparoid food fish ({Stenotomus chrysops}, or {S.
argyrops}), common on the Atlantic coast of the United
States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the
daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night
and when dead. Called also {porgee}, {paugy}, {porgy},
{scuppaug}.
Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
Southern species. ({Stenotomus Gardeni}).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scup
n 1: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic
coast of the United States
2: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic
coast of the United States [syn: {porgy}]
3: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
[syn: {southern porgy}, {southern scup}, {Stenotomus
aculeatus}]
4: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South
Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: {northern
porgy}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus chrysops}]
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