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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scutnoun

    a short erect tail

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Scutnoun

    The tail of those animals whose tails are very short, as a hare.

    Etymology: skott, Islandick.

    In the hare it is aversely seated, and in its distension inclines unto the coccix or scut. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    He fled to earth; but first it cost him dear,
    He left his scut behind, and half an ear. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. scut

    The South China University of Technology (SCUT; 华南理工大学) is a public research university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university is co-sponsored by the China Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. The university is a multidisciplinary university focusing on engineering, combined with science, also promoting well coordinated development of management, economics, humanities and law. Its engineering/technology and computer science ranks at 48th among world universities according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2015. As of 2022, the U.S. News & World Report ranks South China University of Technology at 28th in engineering among Best Global Universities. It is a Chinese state Class A Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education.

ChatGPT

  1. scut

    A scut is a short and erect tail, primarily seen in rabbits, hares, and deer, that wags or moves slightly when the animal is excited or moving.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scutnoun

    the tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, sp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. 159.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scut

    skut, adj. having a short tail like a hare's.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scut in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of scut in a Sentence

  1. Zach Ward:

    So many people come up to me and are like, ‘You got your ass kicked by Ralphie,’ and it makes them so happy, i think they’re connecting to themselves as that little kid who had a bully and when they saw Scut Farkus get beaten up, they were just like, ‘Yeah!’ They greet me with a lot of love. It’s usually very kind.


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