SCUT

scut. Scut, n. the tail of a hare, &c. a loose woman

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Scut (?), n. [[Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. √ 159.]] The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, esp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself. “He ran like a scut.” Skelton. How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a scut. Sir T. Browne. My doe with the black scut. Shak.