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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Scutter

· Scut·ter · IPA /ˈskʌtə(ɹ)/
01 v. i. To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle.
  1. 1.
    To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle.[Prov. Eng.]
    “A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and scuttered across the shallows.” — Kipling.