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futtock en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfʌtək/ (US)
• [ˈfəɾək] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfʌtək/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English futtek, votek, of uncertain origin; perhaps a compound of Old English fōt + hōc, or fut + -uc (foot hook or foot -ock), Old Dutch vot or fuot + hoek; or from timber jargon word butt + -ock (diminutive suffix). Alternatively from Middle Dutch voetkijn, diminutive of voet (“foot”), equivalent to foot + -kin; or Old English *fōtuc, meaning foot + -ock (diminutive suffix). Perhaps came into Old English from Old Norse fótr, or fett / futt (big); + ek (timbr), or øks; giving Old Norse fót'ek, futtek or futtøks; equivalent Norwegian is fot haki, fett eik (tømmer), or fett øks; meaning foot hook, big oak (timber), or bold axe.

Meanings

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:

Forms

Deriveds

futtock band · futtock staff · futtock head · futtock hole · futtock timber · futtock plate · futtock plank · futtock lines · ground futtock · futtock shroud · futtock rider

Translations (60)

da ziter (curved rib-like timbers) · de Rippe (curved rib-like timbers) · de Auflanger (curved rib-like timbers) · kw asowen (curved rib-like timbers) · es costilla (curved rib-like timbers) · br kostezenn (curved rib-like timbers) · sv upplänga (curved rib-like timbers) · no vrbord (curved rib-like timbers) · sco runga (curved rib-like timbers) · sco brangi (curved rib-like timbers) · pt aleta (curved rib-like timbers) · es ligazón (curved rib-like timbers) · fr genou (curved rib-like timbers) · kw prenn (curved rib-like timbers) · de Speiche (curved rib-like timbers) · de Sitzer (curved rib-like timbers) · ru спи́ца (curved rib-like timbers) · it razza (curved rib-like timbers) · kw predn (curved rib-like timbers) · ru сто́йка (curved rib-like timbers) · fr côte (curved rib-like timbers) · fr rayon (curved rib-like timbers) · fi kaari (curved rib-like timbers) · sv sittra (curved rib-like timbers) · sco raang (curved rib-like timbers) · it stamenale (curved rib-like timbers) · pl żebro (curved rib-like timbers) · sco wrayngi (curved rib-like timbers) · sh rebro (curved rib-like timbers) · es genol (curved rib-like timbers) · fr membrure (curved rib-like timbers) · gv asney (curved rib-like timbers) · ga meáneasna (curved rib-like timbers) · da oplangor (curved rib-like timbers) · es jenol (curved rib-like timbers) · sco wrayng (curved rib-like timbers) · ga runga (curved rib-like timbers) · he צַלְעִית f) (curved rib-like timbers) · fr ogive (curved rib-like timbers) · ru шпанго́ут (curved rib-like timbers) · es arco (curved rib-like timbers) · da ribben (curved rib-like timbers) · pt braço (curved rib-like timbers) · fr allonge (curved rib-like timbers) · it centina (curved rib-like timbers) · es radio (curved rib-like timbers) · de Spant (curved rib-like timbers) · gv runga (curved rib-like timbers) · es peinazo (curved rib-like timbers) · it staminale (curved rib-like timbers) · is röng (curved rib-like timbers) · nl rib (curved rib-like timbers) · it forcameli (curved rib-like timbers) · nl oplangor (curved rib-like timbers) · es nervio (curved rib-like timbers) · eu saiheskia (curved rib-like timbers) · nl zitzer (curved rib-like timbers) · it slongatori (curved rib-like timbers) · cy ffwtog (curved rib-like timbers) · pt baliza (curved rib-like timbers)