scuppaug

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noun

A fish: the scup.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounscuppaug (plural scuppaugs)

plural scuppaugs

  1. A fish: the scup.

Origin

From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.

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

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

Chicago

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

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