1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry (v.). As a noun, 1823, from the verb.
so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
scuppernong
scurf
scurfy
scurrility
scurrilous
scurry
scurvy
scuse
scut
scutcheon
scuttle
