scuttle

A small hole or port cut either in the deck or side of a ship, generally for ventilation. That in the deck is a small hatchway.

II.

or scuttled butt.

A cask having a square piece sawn out of its bilge and lashed in a convenient place to hold water for present use.

Scuttle
·noun A broad, shallow basket. II. Scuttle ·noun A quick pace; a short run. III. Scuttle ·noun An ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
scuttle
To scuttle off; to run away. To scuttle a ship; to make a hole in her bottom in order to sink her. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
cap-scuttle
A framing composed of coamings and head-ledges raised above the deck, with a top which shuts closely...

The Sailor's Word-Book
scuttle, to
To cut or bore holes through part of a ship when she is stranded or over-set, and continues to float...

The Sailor's Word-Book
scuttle-hatch
A lid or hatch for covering and closing the scuttles when necessary. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book