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scuttlebutt    音标拼音: [sk'ʌtəlb,ʌt]
n. 引水的容器,清水桶,闲话

引水的容器,清水桶,闲话

scuttlebutt
n 1: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other
people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [synonym: {gossip},
{comment}, {scuttlebutt}]

scuttlebutt \scut"tle*butt`\ (sk[u^]t"t'l*b[u^]t`), n.
1. See {scuttle butt}.
[PJC]

2. A drinking fountain on board a ship or at a naval station.
[PJC]

3. The latest gossip; rumors.
[PJC]


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  • Scuttlebutt - Wikipedia
    A US Navy scuttlebutt Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain) [1] [2] The term corresponds to the colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the focus of congregation and casual discussion
  • gt; gt; Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Providing sailing news for sailors
    Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights distributed in the e-Newsletter
  • SCUTTLEBUTT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of SCUTTLEBUTT is a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use How to use scuttlebutt in a sentence Scuttlebutt, the Water Cooler Talk of 19th Century Seafarers
  • What Is a Scuttlebutt, and Why Do We Like to Hear It? - Mental Floss
    According to Merriam-Webster, a scuttlebutt referred to a cask on sailing ships in the 1800s that contained drinking water for those on board It was later used as the name of the
  • scuttlebutt — Wordorigins. org
    Scuttlebutt is slang for gossip and rumor The word arises in nautical jargon of the days of sail where a scuttlebutt was literally a cask containing drinking water for those on-board ship A scuttle is a hole, and a butt is a barrel or cask
  • SCUTTLEBUTT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    SCUTTLEBUTT definition: 1 news or information that may or may not be true: 2 news or information that may or may not be… Learn more
  • Scuttlebutt - definition of scuttlebutt by The Free Dictionary
    Define scuttlebutt scuttlebutt synonyms, scuttlebutt pronunciation, scuttlebutt translation, English dictionary definition of scuttlebutt n 1 Nautical a A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water b A drinking fountain on a ship 2 Slang Gossip; rumor
  • Scuttlebutt Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Scuttlebutt definition: Gossip; rumor
  • SCUTTLEBUTT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    3 meanings: nautical 1 a drinking fountain 2 (formerly) a cask of drinking water aboard a ship 3 mainly US slang rumour or Click for more definitions
  • What Exactly Is A Scuttlebutt? - Grunge
    Scuttlebutt has not one but two classic seafaring definitions (per Merriam-Webster) The first is "a cask on shipboard to contain fresh water for a day's use " Needless to say, out at sea, fresh water could be the hardest and most crucial thing to come by, and so there was no denying how vital the scuttlebutt was





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