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scutter

intransitive verb scut·ter \ˈskə-tər\

Definition of SCUTTER

:  scurry, scamper
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Origin of SCUTTER

alteration of 5scuttle
First Known Use: 1781

Rhymes with SCUTTER

butter, clutter, cutter, flutter, gutter, mutter, nutter, putter, shutter, splutter, sputter, strutter, stutter, utter

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