scuttlebutt, noun
Slang. Gossip; rumor.
Nautical.
A drinking fountain on a ship.
A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water
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I love the sound of that word.
Y'know, it would have made the sailors very happy if their scuttlebutt was full of Guiness stout...
Posted by swanson at mars 5, 2005 1:24 EM