scuppered

scuppered
   killed in battle
   The derivation from the scuppers of a ship seems inappropriate, unless it is where a corpse might lie. Some figurative use:
    We're here to raise money for a very important charity, and we're not going to let that be scuppered. (Daily Express, 8 June 1992)

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