| 单词 | scuttled puncheon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscuttled puncheon Having a hole cut in it. scuttled butt = scuttlebutt gossip n. (a) at scuttlebutt n. Compounds; so scuttled cask, scuttled puncheon. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > barrel or cask > [adjective] > types of shaken1557 unhoopable1672 open-headed1736 scuttled1743 uncoopered1757 shook1768 unhooped1860 staveless1892 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > type of cask > for drinking-water scuttled cask1743 gang-caska1769 scuttle-cask1803 scuttlebutt1840 scuttled butt1840 1743 J. Bulkeley & J. Cummins Voy. to South-seas 160 We sent ashore in a scuttled Puncheon some wearing apparel [etc.]. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 86 A centry was placed at the scuttled-cask, and a regular allowance of water was daily served out. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 19 Filling the ‘scuttled butt’ with fresh water, and coiling up the rigging, usually occupies the time until seven bells. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. Scuttled-butt or (as it is generally abbreviated) Scuttle-butt, a cask with a square hole cut in its bilge, kept on deck to hold water for ready use. < as lemmas |
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