Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : scut , n :
(obsolete) A hare; (hunting, also figuratively) a hare as the game in a hunt. A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer. (by extension) The buttocks or rump; also, the female pudenda, the vulva. […] (chiefly Ireland, colloquial) A contemptible person. […] (also attributively) Distasteful work; drudgery; specifically (medicine, slang) some menial procedure left for a doctor or medical student to complete, sometimes for training purposes.