scuttlebutts

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A form of scuttlebutt — Originally (now chiefly historical), a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now (by extension, informal), a drinking fountain on a modern ship.

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Meanings

noun

alternative scuttle-butts

  1. pluralplural of scuttlebutt
verb

alternative scuttle-butts

  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of scuttlebutt
Cite this entry
APA

scuttlebutts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuttlebutts

MLA

“scuttlebutts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuttlebutts. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scuttlebutts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuttlebutts.

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