English Dictionary

scuttlebutt

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈskʌtəlbʌt/

名詞

可算名詞 くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(nautical, countable) A butt with a scuttle — that is, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship. / (informal, uncountable) Gossip, rumour, idle chatter.

日本語の意味

船上で使用される、穴あきの飲料水用樽（海事用語） / ゴシップ、噂、雑談（非公式な意味）

The mate ordered the deckhands to roll the scuttlebutt closer so everyone could draw fresh water.

二等航海士は、全員が飲み水を汲めるように、穴の開いた飲み水用の樽を甲板まで転がすよう水兵たちに命じた。

意味（1）

(nautical, countable) A butt with a scuttle — that is, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship.

Leaning over the scuttlebutt one afternoon, Bond suddenly realized he'd been gulping water for maybe a minute.

意味（2）

(informal, uncountable) Gossip, rumour, idle chatter.

That's the scuttlebutt, Bronson said defiantly. You got some pet coolie down there you want to put in Chien's place.

scuttlebutts （ plural ）