scuttle
To cut holes or open ports to purposely let water in to make a boat sink.
scuttlebutt
Gossip. So named after a water cask around which sailors used to gather and drink.
Scuttles
Openings, for instance, to let air and light into lower decks.
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scuttlebutt - Gossip. People talking about things that may or may not be true, usually about other people or events. The term scuttlebutt evolved from the name of a keg containing water and alcohol that sailors used to gather about before meals.
scuttle - A round window in the side or deck of a boat that may be opened to admit light and air, and closed tightly when required.
Scuttle
To sink a boat.
Sea
1) A body of salt water. A very large body of fresh water. 2) Any body of salt water when talking about its condition or describing the water around a boat. Heavy seas for example.
Scuttle - to deliberately sink a ship, especially to avoid capture by an enemy or if it is too damaged to repair.
Scuttlebutt -
A butt was a barrel. Scuttle meant to chop a hole in something. The scuttlebutt was a water barrel with a hole cut into it so that sailors could reach in and dip out drinking water.
SCUTTLEBUTT - Cask of drinking water aboard a ship.
SCUTTLES - Portholes on a ship.
SHEER - Fore-and-aft curvature of a ship from bow to stern.
SCUTTLE A small opening, usually circular in shape and generally fitted in decks to provide access.
Scuttle: To sink a vessel by boring holes in her bottom or by opening sea valves.
Scuttle butt: The container of fresh water for drinking purpose used by the crew; formerly it consisted of a cask.
[Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] scuttle 1. To cut or bore holes in a boat to make her sink; 2.
Booby Hatch - The cover of a scuttle-way or small hatchway which leads to to or from a store room, cabin of small craft, crew's quarters, the forecastle or fore peak.
A captain might turn a blind eye to warnings (as Admiral Nelson did at the Battle Of Copenhagen) but would have to brace up (tighten his rigging) and stave off (fend off) scuttlebutt (a small drinking ladle with scuttles or holes, ...
Scuttle: A small opening, or lid thereof, in a ship's deck or hull.
Scuttlebutt:
1. A barrel with a hole in used to hold water that sailors would drink from.
Dog: A metal fitting used to secure watertight doors, hatch covers and scuttles.
Downhaul: A line attached to the tack of the sail and used to pull down or tighten the mainsail to increase sale efficiency.
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2. That the side of the ship is intact up to the upper deck, all side scuttles, ports or other openings being closed.
3. That all weights in the ship are absolutely fixed.
4. That no changes of trim occur during the inclination.
Tug style boats usually have a much longer fore deck and the cabin have scuttles instead of windows.
 See also: Deck, Hull, Forward, Bow, Boat
  
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