Synonymous with futtock; a word in use, but not warranted.
·noun The marsh harrier. II. Puttock ·noun The European kite. III. Puttock ·noun ·see <<Futtock>>....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
a puttock-candle, a small candle put in to make weight. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A cormorant; a ravenous fellow. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The crypt at St. Paul's. See Jesus' Chapel, Steeple. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
The lower and upper standing-rigging. They are always divided into pairs or couples; that is to say,...
Formerly used; extending from the weather-futtock staves to the opposite lee-channels. ...
Strong ropes or chains leading from nearly the outer end of the bowsprit to the luff of the bow, giv...
See shrouds. ...
, or foot-hook shrouds. Are short pieces of rope or chain which secure the lower dead-eyes and fut...
See futtock-shrouds ...