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Futtock
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What's The Definition Of Futtock?Synonyms | Synonyms for Futtock: Related Terms | Find terms related to Futtock: See Also | Futtock In Webster's Dictionary \Fu"ttock\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. foothook.] (Naut.)
One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form
the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the
crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
{Futtock plates} (Naut.), plates of iron to which the
dead-eyes of the topmast rigging are secured.
{Futtock shrouds}, short iron shrouds leading from the upper
part of the lower mast or of the main shrouds to the edge
of the top, or through it, and connecting the topmast
rigging with the lower mast. --Totten.
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