[DOC] [TLE] scuttlebutt - alphaDictionary * Free English On-line Dictionary [PAR] The drinking fountain or other source of water aboard a ship. 2. Gossip, rumors. 
Notes: Although it originally referred to gossip picked up around the water cooler 
(see Word ... It began its life as an adjective in phrases like scuttlebutt rumor and 
a ... I heard at the water cooler that Wadley got a transmotion (lateral change of... [DOC] [TLE] Scuttlebut - definition of Scuttlebut by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water. b. ... b. a drinking 
fountain for use by the crew of a vessel. ... report, account - the act of informing by 
verbal report; "he heard reports that ... rumor, rumour - gossip (usually a mixture 
of truth and untruth) passed around by ... Want to thank TFD for its existence? [DOC] [TLE] Scuttlebutt - definition of scuttlebutt by The Free Dictionary [PAR] b. a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel. ... report, account - the act of 
informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by 
all accounts ... hearsay, rumor, rumour - gossip (usually a mixture of truth and 
untruth) passed around by word of mouth ... Want to thank TFD for its existence? [DOC] [TLE] A.Word.A.Day --scuttlebutt - Wordsmith.org [PAR] Apr 11, 2012 ... It's FREE. ... Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands 
... A drinking fountain or a cask of drinking water on a ship. ... the sailors' habit of 
gathering around the scuttlebutt on a ship's deck. Things haven't changed much 
with time. Now we have watercooler gossip in modern offices. [DOC] [TLE] Urban Dictionary: scuttlebutt [PAR] (Slang) Gossip; rumor 2. (Nautical) A drinking fountain on a ship; a cask on a ship 
used to hold the day's ... I was hanging out at the scuttlebutt, waiting to get some 
water when I heard some .... The act of a dog dragging its ass across the carpet. [DOC] [TLE] LEATHERNECK LINGO  Marine Corps Chevron 19 June 1943 ... [PAR] Every Marine agency has its own coffee pot. ... LIBERTY HOUND-This guy has 
gone when liberty call sounds and isn't heard from again until liberty Is up; but he 
.... SCUTTLEBUTT Underground gossip. Originated from the custom aboard ship 
of gathering around the drinking fountain (scuttlcbut) and talking over things. [DOC] [TLE] Naval Terminology L-Z - San Diego Navy History [PAR] Jun 11, 2005 ... Ancient ships were steered by a huge oar secured near the stern, on the 
starboard or right-hand side. ... Reports all objects sighted and sound heard to 
the OOD. .... Official liaison between a command and its families. .... crew drew 
their drinking water; now applied to any drinking fountain; (2) in the old days... [DOC] [TLE] SAILOR TERMINOLOGY - Jack's Joint [PAR] Slang term for a Boatswain Mate or member of ship's Deck Department. ... Upon 
the near approach of the barge the noise of the trumpets are to sound and ... or 
chapel, and the one charged with its keeping was called the "chapelain. ..... Now 
any drinking fountain. ... Awaking the crew at reveille, the call "show a leg" is 
heard. [DOC] [TLE] Scuttlebutt - Grammarist [PAR] In modern use, scuttlebutt refers to rumor or gossip. The word has a couple of old 
nautical definitions, one being a drinking fountain for the crew. ... comes from the 
practice of gathering around the ship's scuttlebutt to gossip, though this ... use it 
are unaware of its nautical origins, the word survives because of its quirky sound. [DOC] [TLE] SKUTTLEBUTT origin of - narkive [PAR] A cask of drinking-water on board ship; a drinking-fountain. Also fig. ... butt, or 
cask, is a cask having a square piece sawn out of its bilge and lashed ... 1966 K. 
Giles Big Greed 76 He'd heard a ... 1901 Smoking Lamp May 18/1 (

Question: It's the gossip heard around the "drinking fountain" on a ship
Answer: Scuttlebutt