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futtocks

futtocks is the plural of futtock.

Meaning of futtock

Noun

futtock (plural futtocks)

  1. Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
    • The timbers (called also frames, or floors, first, second and third futtocks, where the lengths of the frames are in two, three, or more pieces) will be "double," that is, two timbers will be placed close together, or nearly close together, and act as one frame.1884, Dixon Kemp, A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing (Fourth Edition), page 12

Questions about futtocks

What is futtocks the plural of?
Futtocks is the plural of futtock.

Words near futtocks in the dictionary

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

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