SCUTTLE

scuttle. Scuttle, v.i. to run about in a hurry, to cut holes in a ships bottom, to sink by letting in water

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Scut″tle (?), n. [[AS. scutel a dish, platter; cf. Icel. skutill; both fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish or platter; cf. scutum a shield. Cf. Skillet.]] 1. 1. A broad, shallow basket.
2. 2. A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.