futtock

English

/ˈfʌtək/, /ˈfʌtək/

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English futtek inherited from Old English fōt (foot) compound from Middle English fut + Middle English -uc inherited from Old Dutch vot suffix from English butt (cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom) derived from Middle Dutch voetkijn suffix from English foot (walk, foot) inherited from Old English *fōtuc suffix from English foot (walk, foot) derived from Old Norse fótr (a foot), fót'ek.

Origin

Old Norse

fót'ek

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