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Definition of Futtock

Futtock
Futtock 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.

Meaning of Futtock from wikipedia

- ****tock shrouds are rope, wire or chain links in the rigging of a traditional square rigged ship. They run from the outer edges of a top downwards and...
- ****tocks End is a British comedy short film released in 1970, directed by Bob Kellett and starring Ronnie Barker, Michael Hordern, Roger Livesey and Julian...
- few timbers onto the crosstrees produces a useful platform, the top. The ****tock shrouds carry the load of the upper shrouds into the mast below. At the...
- crosstrees) and their loads are carried into the mast slightly further down by ****tock shrouds. Contrast with forestay and backstay. Chainplate The Free Dictionary...
- The bottom ****tocks next to the keel were made from natural L-shaped crooks. The upper ****tocks were usually not attached to the lower ****tocks to allow...
- the mast. Although on many ships the only way round was the overhanging ****tock shrouds, modern-day tall ships often provide an easier vertical ladder...
- crosses the keel and joins the frame to the keel), the first ****tock, the second ****tock, the top timber, and the rail stanchion. In steel shipbuilding...
- feature of this is the "floating ****tock" which is only attached to planking and not to the floors or other ****tocks. An alternative theory for the Vistula...
- 1969, Barker was able to write, produce and star as Sir Giles ****tock in the film ****tock's End which featured little dialogue and only "grumble[s] and...
- mast. ****tock The part of a ship's frame that continues the structure above the floors. These often exist as individual pieces termed first ****tock, second...