Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scupper hole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: scup-per -hole
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a scupper on a ship, canoe or other vessel

Example Sentences

"The mate, going aft, was caught in the waist when the ship gave a mighty lurch, and went tumbling to lee-ward where the scupper-holes were spouting like so many fountains all a-row."

Inflected Forms

scupper holes (plural)

Questions

What does scupper hole mean?: a scupper on a ship, canoe or other vessel

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