futtock

American  

[fuht-uhk] / ˈfʌt ək /

noun

Nautical.

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

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futtock British  

/ ˈfʌtək /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

On the port side, and more directly above me, the Skipper's feet were just stepping out of the futtock shrouds.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope

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 Dana, Richard Henry

Perhaps this was more Henry Harper's fancy than anything else; but at least it enabled him to gather the strength to move from his perch and slide down the futtock shrouds to the deck.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

To take the pull off the tops, the shrouds are continued round to the mast as "futtock" shrouds, on the same principle as the foretopmast-stay finds its continuation in the bobstay.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 by Elverson, James

If I had been born you, I'd have been as happy as a dead bird swabbing the main deck and shinning up the futtock shrouds and hauling in the tops'ls.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.