futtock

[ fuht-uh k ]

/ ˈfʌt ək /

noun Nautical.

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

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Origin of futtock

First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps alteration of foothook

Words nearby futtock

futile, futilitarian, futility, futon, futsal, futtock, futtock band, futtock plate, futtock shroud, futuna islands, futurama

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Example sentences from the Web for futtock

Each pair of shrouds should be served below the futtock staves.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana
Looking up, I saw him with his back almost horizontal above me, going along the futtock shrouds to get into the top.
Paddy Finn|W. H. G. Kingston
One is by going along some ropes, called the futtock shrouds, when one hangs very much as a fly does crawling along the ceiling.
My First Cruise|W.H.G. Kingston
Timbers in the cant-bodies, reaching from the dead-wood to the head of the second futtock, and forming a floor.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

Futtock, fut′uk, n. one of the separate pieces of timber composing the frame of a ship.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for futtock

futtock

/ (ˈfʌtək) /

noun

nautical one of the ribs in the frame of a wooden vessel

Word Origin for futtock

C13: perhaps variant of foothook

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