2 entries 1 source
Scup
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A swing. [Local, U.S.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug.