futtock plate

== English == === Noun === futtock plate (plural futtock plates) (nautical) A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability. ==== 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