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Definition of Futtocks
1. futtock [n] - See also: futtock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Futtocks
Literary usage of Futtocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Etymological English Dictionary:: Containing an Additional ...by Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1737)
"... arc Piece of T her bow'd like a Knee, which bind Beams and futtocks together.
... futtocks ..."
2. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ...by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"A fi-ame is competed _ of one floor-timber, two or three futtocks, and a top-
timber on each fide : which being united together, form F tf a circular ..."
3. A Practical Course in Wooden Boat and Ship Building: The Fundamental by Richard Montgomery Van Gaasbeek (1919)
"Two futtocks united, right and left hand, constitute a frame. FUTTOCK MOULDS A
mould should be made of ... The shape of the futtocks is taken from the body ..."
4. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and by William Nicholson (1821)
"Then, to determine the heads or lengths of the lower or first futtocks, set up
the middle as before 22 feet 10 inches, and along the base line on each side ..."
5. Lower Canada Reports =: Décisions Des Tribunaux Du Bas-Canada by Simon Lelièvre (1866)
"I therefore think that the appellant could not refuse the futtocks marked for
her by Ferland, on the ground that they are not of good quality ; but on the ..."
6. Rudiments of Naval Architecture: Or, An Exposition of the Elementary by James Peake (1849)
"The 2nd futtocks are placed on the heads of the half floors, ... the 5th futtocks
on the head of the 3rd and the top timbers on the heads of the 4th timbers ..."
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