scuppaug
English
Etymology
From the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.
Noun
scuppaug (plural scuppaugs)
- A fish: the scup.
References
- scuppaug in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.