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scut
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun scut has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
scut, n. [Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail.
The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, esp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself. Skelton. [1913 Webster]
"How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a scut."
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"My doe with the black scut."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
scut, n. a short tail, esp. of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
Etymology
ME: orig. unkn.: cf. obs. scut short, shorten
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