Definitions
1.NounOriginally , a cask with a hole cut into its top, used to provide drinking water on board a ship; now , a drinking fountain on a modern ship.
2.NounGossip, idle chatter; also, rumour.
3.VerbTo spread (information) by way of gossip or rumour.
4.VerbTo chat idly or gossip; also, to spread rumours.