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   scuttlebutt

   /ˈskʌtlbʌt/

   noun

   • 1. rumour; gossip: informal North American "the scuttlebutt has it that he was a spy"

   Word Origin early 19th century (denoting a water butt on the deck of a ship, providing drinking water): from scuttled butt. Sailors would traditionally exchange gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water.

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