scud
Pronunciation: (skud), [key]
— v., n. scud•ded, scud•ding,
—v.i.
- to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
- to run before a gale with little or no sail set.
- (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark.
—n.
- the act of scudding.
- clouds, spray, or mist driven by the wind; a driving shower or gust of wind.
- low-drifting clouds appearing beneath a cloud from which precipitation is falling.
scud
Pronunciation: (skud), [key]
— v., n. scud•ded, scud•ding,
—v.t.
- to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt.
—n.
- the hairs or dirt removed by scudding.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.