n.
1 a receptacle for carrying and holding a small supply of coal.
2 Brit. the part of a motor-car body between the windscreen and the bonnet.
Etymology: ME f. ON skutill, OHG scuzzila f. L scutella dish
2.
v. & n.
—v.intr.
1 scurry; hurry along.
2 run away; flee from danger or difficulty.
—n.
1 a hurried gait.
2 a precipitate flight or departure.
Etymology: cf. dial. scuddle frequent. of SCUD
3.
n. & v.
—n. a hole with a lid in a ship's deck or side.
—v.tr. let water into (a ship) to sink it, esp. by opening the seacocks.
Etymology: ME, perh. f. obs. F escoutille f. Sp. escotilla hatchway dimin. of escota cutting out cloth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.