Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scupper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also {scupper hole}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scupper
n : drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow
overboard
v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {bushwhack}, {waylay},
{lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: {queer}, {expose}, {endanger}, {peril}]
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