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fut·tock

(fŭt′ək)

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.]

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futtock

(ˈfʌtək)

(Nautical Terms) nautical one of the ribs in the frame of a wooden vessel

[C13: perhaps variant of foothook]

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fut•tock

(ˈfʌt ək)

n.

any of the timbers forming the lower portion of the frame in a wooden hull.

[1605–15; perhaps alter. of foothook]

Translations

allonge de barre

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Scattered futtocks and floor timbers, visible at the surface of the sea-floor sediments and detached from the main vestige, provided some clues to the wreck event.

While the Isle aux Morts report contains no architectural clues to the wreck's origin or date, the observation of detached and isolated floor timbers and futtocks may be a sign of the characteristic "floating futtock" frame structure of the San Juan and other Iberian wrecks of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries (Grenier et al., 2007; Oertling, 2001).

The Isle aux Morts Shipwreck: A Contribution to Seventeenth-Century Material Culture in Newfoundland

For the hulls of ships, for keels, futtock--and top-timbers, and any other kinds of futtocks, breasthooks, puercas, transoms, llaves, and rudders, all sorts of good timber can be found easily.

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LEONARD, Md.AuOnce, this was a stout ship, with oak futtocks and floor timbers, fastened with iron nails, built with saw and adz and the calloused hands of shipwrights now long dead.

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It tells the story of the craftsmen who built and equipped the ship and superbly captures the world of futtocks, scuppers, topsails and orlop decks.

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The eight-strong team, known as the Grunt Futtocks, after a famous Kenneth Williams sketch, set off on the 17 day, 300 mile trek, from Southport to Portsmouth, on Monday.

``We are really grateful to The Grunt Futtocks for their support.''

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How it's used: Treenails hold together many of the ship's wooden parts, such as the exterior planking to the ribs, or futtocks.