Scup

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.]
     A swing. [Local, U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
     mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
     A marine sparoid food fish ({Stenotomus chrysops}, or
     {Stenotomus 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}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
           Southern species ({Stenotomus Gardeni}).
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]