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Definition of Futtock shroud
1. Noun. Shroud that is part of a ship's rigging.
Definition of Futtock shroud
1. Noun. (nautical) Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Futtock Shroud
Literary usage of Futtock shroud
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"... ss, futtock-shroud.s. 5, lower mast. e, futtock-hoop. a, dead-eyes. c, topmast.
d, mast-battens. Ii, cross-trees. 1, trestle-tree. in, futtock-plate. r, ..."
2. Wooden Shipbuilding: A Comprehensive Manual for Wooden Shipbuilders, to edited by William John Thompson (1918)
"... exactly the same as the chain plates of the lower rigging, and a hole in the
lower end, into which the futtock shroud is hooked. Futtock Holes. ..."
3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Futtock-shroud», short ropes below each top. Halyards, ropes exclusively for
hoisting sails. Hand over hand, to pun with one hand after the other ..."
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