n. pl. scad or scads Any of several carangid fishes chiefly of the genus Decapterus, especially D. punctatus of the western Atlantic. [Origin unknown.] |
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n. Informal often scads A large number or amount: Scads of people are in the hall. [Origin unknown.] |
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