hornblower

[Heckler]

was reading the "a ship of the line" by c s forester again for the zillionth time and noticed for the first time a reference to the sailors going to the "scuttle butt" for a drink of water, so i presume that is where the saying scuttle butt comes from, excuse for a chat and pass the time of daystu


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[Jeremy_W]

A very close equivalent to the contemporary Americanism "a water-cooler conversation".

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