scuttler


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scuttler

(ˈskʌtlə)
n
someone or something that scuttles
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Marco Monteriso rode the Kodiac colt to victory ahead of Sylvia Pankhurst and Scuttler.
1.Saakhen (JP Guillambert), 2.River Goddess (Harry Bentley), 3.Yes We Can Dream (Y al Hajri), 4.The Scuttler (Mike Arras), 5.Sunley Pride (Evert Pheiffer)
The initial thoughts I had about Juan Pablo Socino at fly-half were confirmed having finally seen him in the flesh, and it is great to have a player who you would describe in old parlance as being a little bit of a scuttler.
Tomorrow's tips BATH: GAZETTE BET: 4.05 The Scuttler. NAOMI MATTHEW: 2.20 Clumber Street, 2.55 Mister Carter, 3.30 Hilden, 4.05 Pilates, 4.40 Belle Bayardo, 5.15 Arch Walker, 5.45 Stag Hill.
CHEPSTOW: 6.10 Now What, 6.40 Meritocracy, 7.10 Oilinda, 7.40 The Scuttler, 8.10 Postscript, 8.40 Sarangoo, 9.10 Lager Time.
Recovery advocates point toward two classic longitudinal studies of mental health outcomes that challenge long-standing assumptions of chronicity and decline (Harding, Brooks, Ashikaga, Strauss, & Breier, 1986a, 1986b; Huber, Gross, & Scuttler, 1975).
The demise of the scuttler came in the first decades of the 20th century when middle-class social reformers like Charles Russell helped to found boys' clubs and football teams in the slums, which channelled the energies of the youths in a more orderly way that was controlled by adults.
COMMUNICATION SCUTTLER At least one virus devastates the immune system by silencing the immune components that sound an alarm when they detect a foreign invader.
Celestine Babayaro's right boot must never need a polish and he duly made a hopeless hash of his clearance for Jeffers to send in a scuttler that struggled its way past Terry and over the paint.
Piper arrived to help add 30 in eight and when he was castled by a Sidebottom scuttler, Penney rapidly regained the initiative by lifting Fellows for ten in two balls.
In the first place, the "scuttler" is not a thief, nor does he aspire to be a highwayman; he does not "scuttle" for any actually dishonest purpose.
Rebelde finished one and quarter length behind the winner, while The Scuttler was behind in third place ahead of Saakhen.