futtock
any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.
Origin of futtock
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How to use futtock in a sentence
A few of us were compelled to go as high as the futtock-shrouds to secure the sails, but higher it was impossible to get.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore CooperThe latter must not be abandoned, and are without masts, for only their futtock-timbers can be of use.
They are variously termed, as lower futtock-riders and middle futtock-riders.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythTimbers in the cant-bodies, extending from the dead-wood to the run of the second futtock-head.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythThe hoop round a mast to secure the shackles to which the futtock-shrouds are attached.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
British Dictionary definitions for futtock
/ (ˈfʌtək) /
nautical one of the ribs in the frame of a wooden vessel
Origin of futtock
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