Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
(Canada, US, in-plural, informal) A large number or quantity.
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/skad/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.