scupper hole

noun

scupper hole

noun

1

Nautical, Transport a scupper on a ship, canoe or other vessel

The mate, going aft, was caught in the waist when the ship gave a mighty lurch, and went tumbling to lee-ward where the scupper-holes were spouting like so many fountains all a-row.1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8:

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