scud

Definitions

1. 1.(Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread.
2. 2.To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone.
3. 3.The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation.
4. 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.
5. 5.A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
6. 6.(Zoöl.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Prov. Eng.]
7. 7.(Zoöl.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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