scuppaug U.S.
(ˈskʌpɔːg)
[Shortened a. Narragansett mishcuppâuog, pl. of mishcup: see scup n.2]
= scup n.2
| 1873 T. Gill Catal. Fishes East N. Amer. 27 Stenotomus argyrops (Linn.) Gill.—Scup; scuppaug; porgy (New York). 1884 Goode, etc. Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim. 386 The Scup..is often known in New England as the ‘Scuppaug’. |