Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The act of scudding. · Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind. · A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer. · A gust of wind.
Naked.
To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). · To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set. · To hit or slap. · To speed.
First attested in 1530, of unknown origin but perhaps from Middle English scut (“rabbit, rabbit's tail”) or from Middle Dutch schudden (“to shake”), ultimately of Scandinavian origin.
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