In this context the root of the word is maritime. A scuttle is a small
opening or hatch with a movable lid on the deck or hull of a ship, or on
the roof of a house.
Deano
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> From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
> To: Joe Flake <flake@a3115jmf.atl.hp.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: TR6 mystery flap
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 10:06 PM
>
>
> Joe Flake wrote:
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> >
> > 1) It's referred to as the "scuttle vent". (where did the
> > name come from?)
>
> Probably somebody early on thought it resembled a "scuttle", a curved
> pail used to haul coal.
>
> Joe Curry
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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