First Known Use: 1532
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1scud
intransitive verb \ˈskəd\
: to move or go quickly
scud·dedscud·ding
Full Definition of SCUD
1
: to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward <clouds scudding across the sky>
2
: to run before a gale
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Origin of SCUD
perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake
2scud
noun
Definition of SCUD
2
a : loose vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind b (1) : a slight sudden shower (2) : mist, rain, snow, or spray driven by the wind c : a gust of wind
First Known Use of SCUD
1609
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