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 Definitions of scuttlebutt  [ˈskʌt lˌbʌt]  

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Definition of 'scuttlebutt' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) scuttlebutt
Informal. rumor; gossip.

2.  scuttlebutt
an open shipboard cask containing drinking water.

3.  scuttlebutt
a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel.

Etymology:  (1765–75; < L scūtum shield)

Definition of 'scuttlebutt' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
"the divorce caused much gossip"

'scuttlebutt' - Nearby Entries  

scut work  scutigerella  scutigerella immaculata  scutigeridae  scuttle  scuttlebutt  scyliorhinidae  



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