Definitions for futtockˈfʌt ək
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fut•tockˈfʌt ək(n.)
any of the timbers forming the lower portion of the frame in a wooden hull.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of futtock:
1605–15; perh. alter. of foothook
Wiktionary
futtock(Noun)
Any of the curved timbers that form the ribs of a ship.
Webster Dictionary
Futtock(noun)
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
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