scuppaug
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
scuppaug (plural scuppaugs)
- A fish: the scup.
References[edit]
- “scuppaug”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.