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scupper

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Noun — An opening in a ship's deck that lets water drain away.

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Etymology

Uncertain origin. It perhaps comes from Middle English scope (“scoop”) or Dutch schop (“shovel”) with -er, or from Dutch scheppen (“to draw off”).

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