Scuttle (was Re: Mindless Trivia!)

[ArthurK101@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-09-23 01:16:55 EDT, walker05@camosun.bc.ca writes:

> > 1) It's referred to as the "scuttle vent". (where did the
>  > name come from?)
>  
>  I think it's akin to "dashboard"- the part of the carriage at the front
>  where the rocks (kicked up by hooves) would go flying.
>  
>  I don't think that horse-drawn carriages would have had scuttle vents,
>  though.  
>  
>  -Malcolm

Malcolm, It is not "akin to 'dashboard'."  See my previous posts about the
origin of  the word.  Cheers.

Art Kelly