Chapter Scioptric to Scolex of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

2. A scolding; a brawl.

Scolder
(Scold"er) n.

1. One who scolds.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The oyster catcher; — so called from its shrill cries. (b) The old squaw. [Local U.S.]

Scolding
(Scold"ing), a. & n. from Scold, v.

Scolding bridle, an iron frame. See Brank, n., 2.

Scoldingly
(Scold"ing*ly), adv. In a scolding manner.

Scole
(Scole) n. School. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Scolecida
(||Sco*le"ci*da) n. pl. [NL. See Scolex.] (Zoöl.) Same as Helminthes.

Scolecite
(Scol"e*cite) n. [Gr. skw`lhx, -hkos, a worm, earthworm.] (Min.) A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also lime mesotype.

Scolecomorpha
(||Sco*le`co*mor"pha) n. pl. [NL. See Scolex, -morphous.] (Zoöl.) Same as Scolecida.

Scolex
(||Sco"lex) n.; pl. Scoleces [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx worm, grub.] (Zoöl.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus. (b) One of the Scolecida.