futtock

[ fuht-uhk ]

nounNautical.
  1. any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.

Origin of futtock

1
First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps alteration of foothook

Words Nearby 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 Cooper
  • The 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 Smyth
  • Timbers in the cant-bodies, extending from the dead-wood to the run of the second futtock-head.

    The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
  • The 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

futtock

/ (ˈfʌtək) /


noun
  1. nautical one of the ribs in the frame of a wooden vessel

Origin of futtock

1
C13: perhaps variant of foothook

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