futtock

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfʌtək/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfʌtək/, [ˈfəɾək] === Noun === futtock (plural futtocks) (nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === John Fincham (1825), An Outline of the Practice of Ship-Building, England: Portsea, →OCLC, page 196 William Curtis Henry (1919), The elements of wood ship construction, New York: McGraw-Hill book company, pages 32–44 Dixon Kemp (1882), A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing, 4th edition, London: H. Cox, →OCLC, page 12