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   Scut·tle

   /ˈskəd(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in.
   • ▪ deliberately cause (a plan) to fail: "some of the stockholders are threatening to scuttle the deal"

   noun

   • 1. an opening with a lid in a ship's deck or side: "a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a noun): perhaps from Old French escoutille, from the Spanish diminutive escotilla ‘hatchway’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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