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scuttlebutt

['skʌtlbʌt] n
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génér. сплетня; бочка для пресной воды
amér., inform. солдатский телеграф ([US, informal] Scuttlebutt is rumors or gossip. 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. • Through the final weeks of December 1967 and the first three weeks of January 1968 we heard from both our company headquarters and through scuttlebutt that the North Vietnamese were going to attack.)
idiom. сарафанное радио (4uzhoj)
inform. трёп (Val_Ships); кривотолки (Val_Ships); молва (Val_Ships); слушок (Val_Ships); сплетни (according to scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon Val_Ships)
jarg. лагун (для питьевой воды)
milit., jarg. солдатский телеграф (Through the final weeks of December 1967 and the first three weeks of January 1968 we heard from both our company headquarters and through scuttlebutt that the North Vietnamese were going to attack.); слух; слухи; матросский телеграф
naut. бачок с питьевой водой; питьевой фонтанчик
 Anglais glossaire
scuttlebutt ['skʌtlbʌt] abbr.
abrév., amér. rumor (Scuttlebutt is rumors or gossip Val_Ships)
états. rumors (Val_Ships)
scuttlebutt
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