(skut′l) noun
1. A small opening or hatchway with movable lid or cover, especially in the roof or wall of a house, or in the deck or side of a ship.
2. The lid closing such an opening.
3. A sea cock in the bottom of a ship.
—v.t. ·tled, ·tling To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom or by opening the sea cocks. [<MF escoutille a hatchway <Sp. escotilla, prob. <Gmc.]

(skut′l) noun
1. A metal vessel or hod for coal.
2. Rarely, a vessel or pail for other purposes. [OE scutel a disk, platter <L scutella]

(skut′l) v.i. ·tled, ·tling
To run in haste; scurry.
—noun A hurried run or departure. [? Var. of scuddle, freq. of SCUD; prob. infl. in form by dial. E scut a hare, a short tail; with ref. to the rapid movement of the hare]