F0376400 (fŭt′ək)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 (Nautical Terms) nautical one of the ribs in the frame of a wooden vessel[C13: perhaps variant of foothook]
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