scut Meaning, Definition & Usage

Scut noun

Etymology

Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. &root; 159.

Definitions

Obs.

1. 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. "He ran like a scut." Skelton.

   How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, wheras that part in others attains no higher than a scut. Sir T. Browne.

   My doe with the black scut. Shak.