Noah Webster
Futtock
FUT'TOCK, noun It is more probably corrupted from foot-lock.]
In a ship, the futtocks are the middle timbers, between the floor and the upper timbers, or the timbers raised over the keel which form the breadth of the ship.
FUT'TOCK, noun It is more probably corrupted from foot-lock.]
In a ship, the futtocks are the middle timbers, between the floor and the upper timbers, or the timbers raised over the keel which form the breadth of the ship.