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What does "scud" mean?

Scud: (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone.
  2. 3.The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.
  3. 4.Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind. Borne on the scud of the sea. Longfellow. The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil over the moon. Sir S. Baker.
  4. 5.A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
  5. 6.(Zoöl.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Prov. Eng.]
  6. 7.(Zoöl.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud.

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