scuttlebutt



scuttlebutt

n. news; information; gossip. (The legend of origin is that the scuttlebutt was a butt [= cask, keg] of drinking water located near a scuttle [= hatch]. Sailors gathered there to exchange gossip.) What’s the scuttlebutt on the steeple clock? Why did it stop?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adlington['ædliŋtən]
Finnr-Ancient Scandinavian
Christy (1)KRIS-teeEnglish
Isi-Native American, Choctaw
Fathiyya-Arabic
Galena-Bulgarian, Macedonian