The scuttlebutt was originally a barrel filled with water located in the middle of the ship. It was a sort of “water cooler” where sailors would grab their water rations and gossip. So, the meaning of “scuttlebutt” as “gossip” was born. When a sailor became ill, he’d have to stay below deck, so he was “under the weather.” Other idioms and their seafaring origins are explained, such as “three sheets to the wind” and “turn a blind eye.”