n.

1. Slang. Gossip; rumor.
2. Nautical.
   1. A drinking fountain on a ship.
   2. A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water.

[SCUTTLE¹ + BUTT⁵.]

noun

Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word. See words.

n. informal rumor; gossip: the scuttlebutt has it that he was a spy.

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A keg of water on board ship around which sailors would gather and swap tales and gossip. Present use is as unverified information passed informally as well as a water fountain or bubbler.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ferskvandstønde, vandhane med drikkevand, drikkefontæne, sladder, rygte

Nederlands (Dutch)
roddel, gerucht, waterton

Français (French)
n. - (Naut, Hist) charnier, (US) ragots

Deutsch (German)
n. - Regentonne, (ugs.) Gerücht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) δοχείο πόσιμου νερού στο κατάστρωμα πλοίου, (καθομ.) κουτσομπολιό

Italiano (Italian)
diceria, fontanella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bebedouro em navio (m) (gír.), fofoca (f) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
бачок с питьевой водой, сплетня

Español (Spanish)
n. - barril de agua fresca, rumor, habladuría

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vattenhållare, vattenreservoar, rykten, skvaller

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
引水的容器, 闲话, 清水桶

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 引水的容器, 閒話, 清水桶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (갑판의) 음료수용의 뚜껑 없는 통, 소문, 배 안의 물 마시는 곳

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飲料水入れ, 水飲み場, 噂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برميل ماء شرب (في سفينه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיתקן מי שתיה על סיפון אניה, רכילות, שמועה‬

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