Definitions from Wiktionary (scuttlebutt)
▸ noun: (countable, nautical) Originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.
▸ noun: (uncountable, originally US, nautical slang) Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To spread (information) by way of gossip or rumour.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To chat idly or gossip; also, to spread rumours.
▸ Also see scuttlebutt
▸ Words similar to scuttlebutts
▸ Usage examples for scuttlebutts
▸ Idioms related to scuttlebutts
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing scuttlebutts
▸ Words that often appear near scuttlebutts
▸ Rhymes of scuttlebutts
▸ Invented words related to scuttlebutts
▸ noun: (countable, nautical) Originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.
▸ noun: (uncountable, originally US, nautical slang) Gossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.
▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To spread (information) by way of gossip or rumour.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To chat idly or gossip; also, to spread rumours.
▸ Also see scuttlebutt
|
▸ Words similar to scuttlebutts
▸ Usage examples for scuttlebutts
▸ Idioms related to scuttlebutts
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing scuttlebutts
▸ Words that often appear near scuttlebutts
▸ Rhymes of scuttlebutts
▸ Invented words related to scuttlebutts