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futtock shroud

futtock shroud noun: any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.

Noun

futtock shroud (plural futtock shrouds)

  1. Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.
    • [H]e laid hold of the first ratline with his right hand, then sprung to the second, with his left, and so on alternately, right and left, up to the last, close to the futtock shrouds.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80

Forms of futtock shroud

pluralfuttock shrouds

Questions about futtock shroud

What does futtock shroud mean?
Futtock shroud means any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.
What part of speech is futtock shroud?
Futtock shroud is a noun.
What is the plural of futtock shroud?
The plural of futtock shroud is futtock shrouds.

Words near futtock shroud in the dictionary

  1. futtering
  2. futters
  3. futtock
  4. futtock plate
  5. futtock plates
  6. futtock shroud
  7. futtock shrouds
  8. futtocks
  9. futton
  10. Futtsu
  11. Futuna

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