mishcup

M3I1S1H4C3U1P3

noun

A fish: the scup or porgy.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noun
  1. USdialectalobsoleteA fish: the scup or porgy.

Origin

From the same Narragansett name for the fish (mishcùp) as scuppaug, scup and paugie.

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mishcup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishcup

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“mishcup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishcup. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mishcup,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mishcup.

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