FUTTOCK


Meaning of FUTTOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfə-tək ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English votek, futtek, perhaps modification of Middle Dutch voetkijn, diminutive of voet foot

Date: 13th century

: one of the curved timbers scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a ship

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