scuttlebutt

English

/ˈskʌtəlbʌt/

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) A butt with a scuttle, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship.
  • (informal) Gossip, rumour, idle chatter.

Etymology

Compound from English scuttle (a basket) + English butt (cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom).

Origin

English

butt

Gloss

cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

尻

Emoji
🛒

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