Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.]
   A swing. [Local, U.S.]
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	Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
   mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
   A marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or
   Stenotomus argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the
   United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the
   daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night
   and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy,
   scuppaug.
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   Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
         Southern species (Stenotomus Gardeni).
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	scup
    n 1: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic
         coast of the United States
    2: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic
       coast of the United States [syn: porgy, scup]
    3: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
       [syn: scup, southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus
       aculeatus]
    4: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South
       Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: scup,
       northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops]