Scuttlebutt

[frazzled_frosty]

This term for gossip and rumor has a nautical origin. The scuttlebutt is an early 19th century nautical term for an open cask of water kept on deck for use by the crew. The term comes from scuttle, meaning 'to cut a hole in' and butt, a large cask

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[keletkezes]

Cut a hole in the butt and everyone knows what was inside...