scupper

n : allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: {ambush}, {bushwhack}, {waylay},

{lurk}, {ambuscade}, {lie in wait}]

2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

[syn: {queer}, {expose}, {endanger}, {peril}]

copper

Conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of

copper (or aluminium!)

Opposed to {light pipe} or, say, a short-range microwave link.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-30)