scut

scut
scut1
/skut/, n.
a short tail, esp. that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
[1400-50; late ME: hare < ON skutr stern]
scut2
/skut/, n. Slang.
a worthless, contemptible person.
[1870-75; orig. uncert.; perh. continuation of Scots and dial. scout, scoot, ME scoute in same sense; perh. n. use of Scots scout to spurt, squirt out, SCOOT]

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