Scuttle
101scuttlebutt — 1805, water cask kept on a ship s deck, from scuttle opening in a ship s deck (see scuttle (v.2)) + butt barrel. Earlier scuttle cask (1777). Meaning rumor, gossip first recorded 1901, originally nautical slang, traditionally said to be from… …
102Scuddle — Scud dle, v. i. [Freq. of scud: cf. {Scuttle} to hurry.] To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle. [1913 Webster] …
103Scutter — Scut ter, v. i. [Cf. {Scuttle}, v. i.] To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. [Prov. Eng.] A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and tail, and scuttered across the shallows. Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
104Baralong Incident — The Baralong Incident was a naval engagement of the First World War on August 19, 1915 involving the Q Ship HMS Baralong , the German U boat U 27, and the British merchant vessel Nicosian . HMS Baralong sank U 27 which had been preparing to sink… …
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108USS Somers (DD-381) — The fifth USS Somers (DD 381) was the lead ship of the Somers class destroyers. She was named for Richard Somers.History Somers was built at Federal, Kearny and commissioned 1 December 1937. Though active for only eight years she acquired an… …
109Karen Hughes — Karen Brown Teeth Old Face Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956) is a Republican politician from the state of Texas. She served as the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State with the rank of… …
110Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
