scuppaug
English
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.
Noun
scuppaug (plural scuppaugs)
- A fish: the scup.
References
- “scuppaug”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.