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Grammar : Noun
Spell : skuht-l-buht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskʌt lˌbʌt


Definition of scuttlebutt

Origin :
  • 1805, "cask of drinking water kept on a ship's deck, having a hole (scuttle) cut in it for a cup or dipper," from scuttle "opening in a ship's deck" (see scuttle (v.2)) + butt (n.2) "barrel." Earlier scuttle cask (1777). Meaning "rumor, gossip" first recorded 1901, originally nautical slang, traditionally said to be from the sailors' custom of gathering around the scuttlebutt to gossip. Cf. water-cooler, figurative for "workplace gossip" mid-20c.
  • noun gossip
Example sentences :
  • And you had no information direct or indirect of any kind or character, scuttlebutt, hearsay or otherwise, up to that moment?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • "Just understand that I don't give a hoot in a scuttlebutt if you do turn me over to the police," pursued the man.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • Every now and again one or another of them, choked with the dust, went to get a draft of lukewarm water from the scuttlebutt.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Fortune » by Cutcliffe Hyne
  • Did there come to your attention any scuttlebutt among employees as to any past history of his?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Was there any scuttlebutt around the camp in that regard with respect to him?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • What was the scuttlebutt about that particular incident, if any?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by 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.
  • Extract from : « Afloat And Ashore » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I got that from the scuttlebutt, one of the guys who knew him from overseas.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Was there any scuttlebutt or rumor that he shot himself to get out of the service?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Was there any rumor or scuttlebutt that he at one time had been given some psychiatric attention?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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