The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Futtocks

Shipbuilding

The separate pieces of timber of which the frame timbers are composed. They are named according to their situation, that nearest the keel being called the first futtock, the next above the second futtock, etc.

Midship section of a wooden vessel, every timber named
Midship section of a wooden vessel, every timber named
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