Bible Dictionaries
Scuttle

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A quick pace; a short run.

(2):

(v. i.) To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle.

(3):

(v. t.) To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship.

(4):

(n.) A broad, shallow basket.

(5):

(n.) A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.

(6):

(v. t.) To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

(7):

(n.) The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like.

(8):

(n.) A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid.

(9):

(n.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship.

(10):

(n.) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scuttle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scuttle.html. 1828.