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A tax; tribute.

A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.

Animal excrement; droppings, dung.

Heroin.

Whiskey.

Coprophilia.

Scat singing.

To sing an improvised melodic solo using nonsense syllables, often onomatopoeic or imitative of musical instruments.

To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).

Example: Here comes the principal; we'd better scat.

An imperative demand, often understood by speaker and listener as impertinent.

Example: Scat! Go on! Get out of here!

Any fish in the family Scatophagidae