futtock

American

[fuht-uhk] / ˈfʌt ək /

noun

Nautical.

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

futtock British

/ ˈfʌtək /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of futtock

First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps alteration of foothook

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futtock

What was Pall Mall in comparison with the forecastle or the futtock shrouds of the Margaret Carey?

From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith

He fell from the starboard futtock shrouds, and, not knowing how to swim, and being heavily dressed, with all those things round his neck, he probably sank immediately.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

Higher, I saw the Second Mate in the futtock rigging, holding his light up over the edge of the top.

From The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson

Greenhorns generally scramble through those instead of going over the futtock shrouds.

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

Looking up, I saw him with his back almost horizontal above me, going along the futtock shrouds to get into the top.

From Paddy Finn by Archibald Webb

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