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From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.
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scuppaug
Today it means: A fish: the scup. Full definition →
Today it means: A fish: the scup. Full definition →
From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.