Definition of "scup" []

• A porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) of the northern Atlantic coastal waters, important commercially as a food fish. (noun)

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• ""So he does," agreed Miss Bailey, rightly inferring from Morris's expressive pantomime that to "scup" was to swing."
• "As all of us who fish for fluke, stripers, scup, sea bass and most recently in Florida, for red snapper know, the system is a mess and needs fixing. 
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• "The dish is also delicious made with mackerel, monkfish, cod, scup, or black sea bass."