Scud

skud, v.i. to run quickly: ( naut. ) to run before the wind in a gale: ( Scot. ) to throw flat stones so as to skip along the water.— v.t. to skelp: ( Scot. ) to slap:— pr.p. scud′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. scud′ded. — n. act of moving quickly: loose, vapoury clouds driven swiftly along: a swift runner: a beach flea: a form of garden hoe: a slap, a sharp stroke.— n. Scud′der , one who, or that which, scuds. [Scand., Dan. skyde , to shoot; cf. A.S. scéōtan , to shoot.]