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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Scudded; p. pr. & vb. n.Scudding.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot. 159. See Shoot.] 1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward by something. The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy surface of warm primeval oceans. I. Taylor. The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded over the blue heaven. Beaconsfield. 2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread. Scud v. t.To pass over quickly. [R.] Shenstone. Scud n. 1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with precipitation. 2. 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. 3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 4. (Zol.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zol.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean. Storm scud. See the Note under Cloud. スポンサード リンク
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