fut·tock (f t  k)n. One of the curved timbers that forms a rib in the frame of a ship. [Middle English fottek, perhaps alteration of fothok : fot, foot; see foot + hok, hook; see hook.] |
futtock [ˈfʌtək]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical one of the ribs in the frame of a wooden vessel
[perhaps variant of foothook]
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