Futtock (noun)
fut-ok
any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.
Futtock may be an alteration of foothook, the ribs in a boat frame that one could hook one’s foot under for stability while on board.
Example sentences
“The futtocks creaked and groaned as the boat was tossed about in the stormy sea.”
