futtock shroud love

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One of the iron rods extending from a band on the lower mast to the futtock plate, used to brace the base of the topmast.

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  • noun nautical 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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  • noun shroud that is part of a ship's rigging

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