scoop n Cp EDD ~ sb 1 for sense 1.
1 A flat-bottomed wooden container with short handle used to bail water from a boat.
1938 MACDERMOTT 173 I dropped the scoop and tried to row. C 66-19 It would be a terrible thing for an old fisherman to see his scoop bottom up in his dory. It is a sure sign of bad luck. The scoop is normally kept stuck in the side of the gunwale and fishermen dislike to see it anyplace else. M 67-10 The seine, dip-net, trawl-tub, scoop, and oars are the main things in the flat.
2 A length of slack rope kept in reserve when hauling a hand-line.
T 393/5-67 You'd have that for a case of a tide, you know; you'd have what we call scoop—slack, see; you'd pick up your bobber quicker.
