Scuttle

Morpheme

Scuttle

Type

free base

Denotation

small hatch, opening, or hole

Etymology

Early Middle English skottell; of unknown origin but perhaps from (1) Middle French escoutille; Spanish escotilla, from escota, from escotar or (2) Old Norse skaut

Evidence

scuttle, scuttled, scuttles, scuttling

Homographs

Scuttle, Scuttle