futtock : Idioms & Phrases

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Futtock plates

  • (Naut.), plates of iron to which the dead-eyes of the topmast rigging are secured.
Webster 1913

futtock shroud

  • noun shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
    futtock shroud.
WordNet

Futtock shrouds

  • noun shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
    futtock shroud.
WordNet
  • 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.
  • (Naut.), iron rods connecting the topmast rigging with the lower rigging, passing over the edge of the top.
Webster 1913