SCUPPERS

v. (British) destroy, annihilate; strike suddenly, make a surprise assault

n. opening for draining water from the deck of a ship (Nautical)

Scuppers The Sailor Dog (or simply 'The Sailor Dog') is a chidren's book authored by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was originally published in 1953 by Golden Books.The book is noticeable for: a distinctive hero:the hero, a dog named Scuppers, "born at sea in the teeth of a gale" but raised on a farmfocused, clear life goal of becoming a sailorpersistant efforts to achieve that goalorderly arrangement of modest possessionsdiligent and constructive response to disasterdesire to improve lifestylesatisfaction (or contentment) with his choices
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Noun
1. drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
(hypernym) drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
Verb
1. wait in hiding to attack
(synonym) ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
(hypernym) wait
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
(synonym) queer, expose, endanger, peril
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hyponym) compromise

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