Meanings
Origin
- Middle Englishscut“hare”
- Middle Englishscout
- EnglishScutt
Occupational surname for a scout or spy, from Middle English scout, or a nickname for a swift person, from Middle English scut (“hare”).
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Scutt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scutt
“Scutt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scutt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scutt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scutt.
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