Synonyms for scad


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skad
Phonetic Transcription : skæd

Top 10 synonyms for scad Other synonyms for the word scad

Définition of scad

Origin :
  • c.1600, Cornish name for a type of fish (also known as horse mackerel) abundant on the British coast; of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of shad. OED compares Welsh ysgaden "herrings," Norwegian dialectal skad, Swedish skädde "flounder."
  • noun heap
Example sentences :
  • This accordingly doing, we came to the eastern side of Loudon-hill, the trysted place, shortly after the first scad of the dawn.
  • Extract from : « Ringan Gilhaize » by John Galt
  • I see a man who looks as though the world had used him bad; it sets my jaded heart aglow to give him half a scad.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Walt [Walt Mason] » by Walt Mason

Antonyms for scad

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