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Scud \Scud\ (sk[u^]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scudded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Scudding}.] [Dan. skyde to shoot, shove, push, akin
to skud shot, gunshot, a shoot, young bough, and to E. shoot.
[root]159. See {Shoot}.]
1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward
by something.
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The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy
surface of warm primeval oceans. --I. Taylor.
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The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded
over the blue heaven. --Beaconsfield.
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2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale,
with little or no sail spread.
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Scud \Scud\, v. t.
To pass over quickly. [R.] --Shenstone.
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Scud \Scud\, n.
1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with
precipitation.
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2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.
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Borne on the scud of the sea. --Longfellow.
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The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil
over the moon. --Sir S.
Baker.
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3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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4. (Zool.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than
a flock. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean.
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{Storm scud}. See the Note under {Cloud}.
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