reduce to penury vs scupper

reduce to penury

scupper

noun
  • A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 

  • A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. 

verb
  • Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. 

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