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Scuttle butt is a term that originated in the days of sailing ships. A butt is a large barrel.
Sailors would gather around the water barrel, or scuttle butt, and swap gossip. So scuttlebutt is gossip.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoScuttlebutt is a word used to refer to gossip or rumours. The word comes from the naval kegs of water around which sailors would congregate to talk. I think it is generally a Navy term, but I'm not positive on that one.
Yes, it is an old naval term- the butt of water was 'scuttled'- that is, holed so that water could be drawn from it.
A 'butt' is a large cask usually the equivalent of 126 U.S. gallons. Butts were used for shipping liquids like ale and for water storage aboard ship. On larger ships with 300 to 500 sailor a butt would need to be opened frequently even when 'short rations' were ordered.
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∙ 10y agoThe proper spelling of the word is Scuttle. A scuttle is a bucket used to carry coal. There is also a slang Skuddlebutt, which means to tell a secret.
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