Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futtock shroud

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fut-tock- shroud
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.

Example Sentences

"[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."

Inflected Forms

futtock shrouds (plural)

Questions

What does futtock shroud mean?: Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.

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