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SCUD, as in SCUD missile

Posted by Bruce Kahl on March 04, 2000

In Reply to: SCUD, as in SCUD missile posted by James Briggs on March 04, 2000

: I can't find the derivation of this title for this type of missile. Any ideas? There's nothing that I can find in Britannica oe Encarta.

Just an idea:
Norwegian skudda to push
Danish skyde to shoot, shove, push

Sorta missilish??

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