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futtock plate — n. an iron plate put horizontally around the top of a ship s lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds * * * … Universalium
futtock plate — n. an iron plate put horizontally around the top of a ship s lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds … English World dictionary
futtock-plate — futtˈock plate noun An iron plate with deadeyes, for the topmast or topgallant rigging • • • Main Entry: ↑futtock … Useful english dictionary
futtock plate — /ˈfʌtək pleɪt/ (say futuhk playt) noun an iron plate, fitted round the edge of the lower top, to which the lower ends of the topmast rigging and the upper ends of the futtock shrouds are secured …
futtock plate — noun : an iron plate fastened to the top of a lower mast and equipped with deadeyes to which the topmast rigging and the upper ends of the futtock shrouds are secured … Useful english dictionary
futtock shroud — n. one of the short iron rods extending from a futtock plate to a band around the lower mast to brace the topmast where it joins the lower mast … English World dictionary
futtock shroud — noun shroud that is part of a ship s rigging • Hypernyms: ↑sheet, ↑tack, ↑mainsheet, ↑weather sheet, ↑shroud * * * noun : a short iron rod leading from the futtock hoop to the futtock plate and connecting the topmast rigging with the lower mast… … Useful english dictionary
futtock shroud — Naut. any of several metal rods secured at their lower ends to a futtock band and at their upper ends to a futtock plate, connecting the lower mast to the topmast rigging. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
futtock shrouds — /ˈfʌtək ʃraʊdz/ (say futuhk shrowdz) plural noun short lengths of iron or steel rods, or wire, extending from the futtock band to the futtock plate and fitted with eyes at either end …
futtock shroud — noun Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast … Wiktionary
