scuttlebuttn.

/ˈskʌt(ə)lbʌt/

Forms: Also scuttle-butt.

Etymology: See scuttled adj.

a. Nautical. A cask of drinking water on board ship; a drinking fountain. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > large for liquor > for water

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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > drinking fountain

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > type of cask > for drinking-water

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1801 J. J. Moore Brit. Mariner's Vocab. sig. S2 Scuttle-butt, or cask, is a cask having a square piece sawn out of its bilge and lashed upon the deck. It is used to contain the fresh water for daily use.

1832 E. C. Wines Two Years in Navy I. iii. 45 At sea the marines in succession all do duty as sentries in the following places;—one at the cabin door, one at the scuttle~butt, one at the brig.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxii. 123 Going to the scuttle-butt for a drink of water.

1844 J. F. Cooper Afloat & Ashore II. xi. 178 People never can tell so much of other person's affairs, without bailing out most of their ideas from their own scuttle-butts.

1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. Scuttled-butt or (as it is generally abbreviated) Scuttle-butt, a cask with a square hole cut in its bilge, kept on deck to hold water for ready use.

1920 U.S.S. Oklahoma Sea-Bag 25 July 2/1 The Scuttle Butt has justified its existence as a source of prognostic rumor. The water is freezing cold—the Scuttle Butt is iced... Come down and get a drink of cold water.

1972 F. van W. Mason Roads to Liberty 104 Katie, on her way to draw water from the scuttlebutt, saw a flying fish.

b. slang (originally U.S. Nautical). Rumour, idle gossip, unfounded report.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour

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rumourc1384

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1901 Smoking Lamp June 55/2 (title of miscellany column) Scuttle butt.

1933 Leatherneck July 18/1 We will endeavor to convey all of the scandal, scuttle-butt, dope and dopes to you through the.. Editor.

1943 Sun (Baltimore) 20 Sept. 11/7 Also a cause for betting was the ultimate destination. In navy slang ‘scuttlebutt’ was rife and had the ship bound everywhere from China to Murmansk.

1950 ‘D. Divine’ King of Fassarai iv. 20 I'd got the scuttle-butt about that from the Marine Corps boys.

1966 K. Giles Big Greed 76 He'd heard a rumour that the Frog drank..but he dismissed it as a scuttlebutt.

1977 Time 11 Apr. 17/1 Rawlings Co. now makes the official major league baseball after a 101-year Spalding reign, and the scuttle-butt is that Rawlings is turning out a rabbit ball.

1980 Rydge's (Sydney) Jan. 23/1 They are privy to vast amounts of corporate intelligence (and scuttlebutt) that runs daily around the Rialto.

Compounds

scuttlebutt gossip n. (a) one who exchanges gossip at a scuttlebutt; (b) the gossip exchanged there.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > one who chats or gossips

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mathelild?c1225

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prittle-prattle1725

tattle-basket1736

small-talker1762

nash-gab1816

granny1861

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schmoozer1899

scuttlebutt gossip1901

wag-tongue1902

coffee-houser1907

kibitzer1925

clatfarta1930

natterer1959

yacker1959

rapper1967

village gossip1972

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > gossip

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village gossip1847

Russian scandal1861

chopsing1879

cooze1880

reportage1881

skeet1900

scuttlebutt gossip1901

pussy-talk1937

mauvais languec1945

comess1970

he-say-she-say1972

gyaff1975

skinder1979

goss1985

gist1990

1901 Smoking Lamp May 18/1 (title) Scuttle butt gossip.

1918 R. W. Kauffman Our Navy at Work xiii. 198 It's wilder than anything the scuttle-butt gossips could make up!

1930 P. Buranelli Maggie of Suicide Fleet ii. 57 There are stories and rumors, scuttle-butt gossip.

scuttlebutt yarn n. a yarn originating from talk around a scuttlebutt.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun]

spellc888

triflea1250

talea1325

vanity1340

a tale of waltrot1377

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niflec1395

triflerya1400

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winter's talec1555

winter story1646

galley-packet1786

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cuffer1887

ploda1903

scuttlebutt yarn1918

just-so story1922

1918 R. W. Kauffman Our Navy at Work xiii. 199 Ships are full of..rumours..which originate in talk exchanged around the skuttle-butt, or drinking barrel, so that all wild stories are branded as ‘scuttle-butt yarns’.

Derivatives

ˈscuttlebutt v. (intransitive) to gossip, to spread unfounded stories.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > gossip

talea1225

talk1461

twittle1551

tattle1581

clasha1689

fetch-and-carry1770

gammer1788

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skinder1942

scuttlebutt1945

to talk trash1947

gyaff1976

gist1992

tongue-wag-

1945 H. I. Phillips Private Purkey's Private Peace xi. 62 There were many who felt..Oscar was just scuttle~butting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	scuttlebutt
释义	scuttlebuttn. /ˈskʌt(ə)lbʌt/ Forms: Also scuttle-butt. Etymology: See scuttled adj. a. Nautical. A cask of drinking water on board ship; a drinking fountain. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > large for liquor > for water scuttlebutt1801 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > drinking fountain water fountain?1557 watering stone1788 scuttlebutt1801 fountain1882 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > type of cask > for drinking-water scuttled cask1743 gang-caska1769 scuttle-cask1803 scuttlebutt1840 scuttled butt1840 1801 J. J. Moore Brit. Mariner's Vocab. sig. S2 Scuttle-butt, or cask, is a cask having a square piece sawn out of its bilge and lashed upon the deck. It is used to contain the fresh water for daily use. 1832 E. C. Wines Two Years in Navy I. iii. 45 At sea the marines in succession all do duty as sentries in the following places;—one at the cabin door, one at the scuttle~butt, one at the brig. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxii. 123 Going to the scuttle-butt for a drink of water. 1844 J. F. Cooper Afloat & Ashore II. xi. 178 People never can tell so much of other person's affairs, without bailing out most of their ideas from their own scuttle-butts. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. Scuttled-butt or (as it is generally abbreviated) Scuttle-butt, a cask with a square hole cut in its bilge, kept on deck to hold water for ready use. 1920 U.S.S. Oklahoma Sea-Bag 25 July 2/1 The Scuttle Butt has justified its existence as a source of prognostic rumor. The water is freezing cold—the Scuttle Butt is iced... Come down and get a drink of cold water. 1972 F. van W. Mason Roads to Liberty 104 Katie, on her way to draw water from the scuttlebutt, saw a flying fish. b. slang (originally U.S. Nautical). Rumour, idle gossip, unfounded report. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > rumour speechc1175 rumourc1384 voicea1393 reportc1425 vox populic1547 talk1560 skealtc1575 vox pop1735 reverie1787 underbreath1880 scuttlebutt1901 1901 Smoking Lamp June 55/2 (title of miscellany column) Scuttle butt. 1933 Leatherneck July 18/1 We will endeavor to convey all of the scandal, scuttle-butt, dope and dopes to you through the.. Editor. 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 20 Sept. 11/7 Also a cause for betting was the ultimate destination. In navy slang ‘scuttlebutt’ was rife and had the ship bound everywhere from China to Murmansk. 1950 ‘D. Divine’ King of Fassarai iv. 20 I'd got the scuttle-butt about that from the Marine Corps boys. 1966 K. Giles Big Greed 76 He'd heard a rumour that the Frog drank..but he dismissed it as a scuttlebutt. 1977 Time 11 Apr. 17/1 Rawlings Co. now makes the official major league baseball after a 101-year Spalding reign, and the scuttle-butt is that Rawlings is turning out a rabbit ball. 1980 Rydge's (Sydney) Jan. 23/1 They are privy to vast amounts of corporate intelligence (and scuttlebutt) that runs daily around the Rialto. Compounds scuttlebutt gossip n. (a) one who exchanges gossip at a scuttlebutt; (b) the gossip exchanged there. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > one who chats or gossips kikelot?c1225 mathelild?c1225 cacklec1230 tutelerc1385 tittererc1400 roukera1425 trattlerc1485 flimmerc1530 tattler1549 chatter1561 gossip1566 gossiper1568 tittle-tattle1571 chatmate1599 fiddle-faddle1602 tittle-tattler1602 confabulator1659 twittle-twat1662 shat1709 prittle-prattle1725 tattle-basket1736 small-talker1762 nash-gab1816 granny1861 windjammer1880 schmoozer1899 scuttlebutt gossip1901 wag-tongue1902 coffee-houser1907 kibitzer1925 clatfarta1930 natterer1959 yacker1959 rapper1967 village gossip1972 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > chatting or chat > gossiping > gossip jowl?c1225 trattle1513 tittle-tattle1570 tattle1583 clatter1596 street web1614 town talk1642 street-threada1661 clash1685 fetch-fire1784 street yarn1800 gossip1811 village gossip1847 Russian scandal1861 chopsing1879 cooze1880 reportage1881 skeet1900 scuttlebutt gossip1901 pussy-talk1937 mauvais languec1945 comess1970 he-say-she-say1972 gyaff1975 skinder1979 goss1985 gist1990 1901 Smoking Lamp May 18/1 (title) Scuttle butt gossip. 1918 R. W. Kauffman Our Navy at Work xiii. 198 It's wilder than anything the scuttle-butt gossips could make up! 1930 P. Buranelli Maggie of Suicide Fleet ii. 57 There are stories and rumors, scuttle-butt gossip. scuttlebutt yarn n. a yarn originating from talk around a scuttlebutt. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] spellc888 triflea1250 talea1325 vanity1340 a tale of waltrot1377 fablec1384 niflec1395 triflerya1400 truffc1430 jest1488 winter's talec1555 winter story1646 galley-packet1786 galley-yarn1874 cuffer1887 ploda1903 scuttlebutt yarn1918 just-so story1922 1918 R. W. Kauffman Our Navy at Work xiii. 199 Ships are full of..rumours..which originate in talk exchanged around the skuttle-butt, or drinking barrel, so that all wild stories are branded as ‘scuttle-butt yarns’. Derivatives ˈscuttlebutt v. (intransitive) to gossip, to spread unfounded stories. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > gossip talea1225 talk1461 twittle1551 tattle1581 clasha1689 fetch-and-carry1770 gammer1788 chit-chat1821 rumour1832 nipper1840 coffee-house1861 cooze1870 chopse1879 skinder1942 scuttlebutt1945 to talk trash1947 gyaff1976 gist1992 tongue-wag- 1945 H. I. Phillips Private Purkey's Private Peace xi. 62 There were many who felt..Oscar was just scuttle~butting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1801
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