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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶SCUTTER, n.2 The cuttle-fish, Sepia officinalis (Abd. c.1890 Gregor MS.).
[Variant of Eng. squitter, to squirt, from its habit of ejecting black fluid to conceal its retreat.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Scutter n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/scutter_n2>
