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

Something old, something new, something borrowed – and, naturally, something emblazoned with the bright red slogan “buttock futtock”.

From The Guardian

However, I stuck to it, followed Drake over the futtock shrouds, where for a space I felt like a fly on a ceiling, and at length gained the foretop.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

I redoubled my efforts, and, racing over the futtock shrouds, I gained the top, where I threw myself down, panting and almost exhausted.

From Project Gutenberg

Slowly he climbed till, urged on by the shouts of the fiendish crew, he reached the futtock shrouds.

From Project Gutenberg