A curved timber that forms a rib in the frame of a ship. One o
one of the middle timbers in the frame of a ship (L 237)
rib of a ship
rib of a ship
• (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Any of the curved timbers which are joined together to form the ribs of a wooden vessel; Those next to the keel are known as ground futtocks, those further up as upper futtocks.
one of the middle timbers in the frame of a ship (L 237)
Fu'ttock noun [ Prob. corrupted from foothook .] (Nautical) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel. Futtock plates (Nautical) , 
A futtock is one of the middle timbers between the floor and the upper timbers, or of the timbers raised over the keel which form the breadth of the ship. Futtock plates are small iron plates on the caps of the fore, main or mizzen masts, fastened on the upper parts of the dead-eyes and with round holes or eyes in the lower part through which the f...
any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.