释义 |
[ skuht-l-buht ] / ˈskʌt lˌbʌt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scuttlebutt ON THESAURUS.COM
nounNautical. - an open cask of drinking water.
- a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel.
Informal. rumor or gossip. Origin of scuttlebutt1795–1805; 1900–05 for def. 2; scuttle1 + butt4 Words nearby scuttlebuttscutellation, scutellum, scutiform, scutter, scuttle, scuttlebutt, scutular, scutulum, scutum, scutwork, scuzz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scuttlebuttThat brought a response from John Rutledge, who ran a Florida-based newsletter, The Scuttlebutt. Pearl Harbor’s Anniversary Sparks Memories of a Long-Ago Dance Contest|Michael Daly|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Rutledge ran a story in The Scuttlebutt, and Patsy got a phone call from man saying he was her sailor. Pearl Harbor’s Anniversary Sparks Memories of a Long-Ago Dance Contest|Michael Daly|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST "Just understand that I don't give a hoot in a scuttlebutt if you do turn me over to the police," pursued the man. Blow The Man Down|Holman Day What was the scuttlebutt about that particular incident, if any? Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I was about to lead him aft, but his eye caught sight of a scuttlebutt, and the tin-pot on its head. Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper Every now and again one or another of them, choked with the dust, went to get a draft of lukewarm water from the scuttlebutt. A Master of Fortune|Cutcliffe Hyne Was there any scuttlebutt or rumor that he shot himself to get out of the service? Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for scuttlebutt
noun nauticala drinking fountain (formerly) a cask of drinking water aboard a ship mainly US slang rumour or gossip Word Origin for scuttlebuttC19: from scuttle ³ + butt 4 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scuttlebuttblather, hearsay, grapevine, meddling, chitchat, talk, babble, prattle, chatter, rumor, dirty laundry |