futtock shroud
English
Noun
futtock shroud (plural futtock shrouds)
- (nautical) Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
- [H]e laid hold of the first ratline with his right hand, then sprung to the second, with his left, and so on alternately, right and left, up to the last, close to the futtock shrouds.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
Translations
Futtock shroud
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Further reading
futtock shrouds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 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
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