• Steeve@lemmy.ca
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      Scuttling is deliberately sinking your own ship by opening holes in the hull, usually to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Different term than “scuppered”

      • CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
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        To clarify, a scuttle is a window cut in the side of a shop to allow for airflow and light. To scuttle a ship is to make more of them, only these ones let in water.

        A scuttlebutt was a butt (a cask) that had been scuttled, ie a hole cut in it so water could be drawn out. Just like the modern water cooler, the scuttlebutt was where sailors exchanged gossip, so it’s now synonymous with “the latest rumors.”

  • BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works
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    I’m from the coast of Maine, so lots of boat talk in my world. I once heard someone refer to another person as a “scupper cunt.” I’m still not sure what that means.

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      It gets pretty lonely out at sea…

  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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    PUT HIM IN THE SCUPPER WITH A HOSEPIPE IN HIM

    PUT HIM IN THE SCUPPER WITH A HOSEPIPE IN HIM

    PUT HIM IN THE SCUPPER WITH A HOSEPIPE IN HIM

    EAR-LAY IN THE MOOOOORNIN