The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scutter \Scut"ter\, v. i. [Cf. Scuttle, v. i.]
   To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. [Prov. Eng.]

         A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and
         tail, and scuttered across the shallows. --Kipling.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]