scuttlebutt

/หˆskสŒtษ™lbสŒt/

IPA: /S K AH1 T AH0 L B AH0 T/

noun
  1. 1

    A butt with a scuttle, a keg of drinking water with a hole cut in it, on board ship.

  2. 2

    Gossip, rumour, idle chatter.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scuttlebutt