PUTTOCKS

Noun

puttocks

plural of puttock

Noun

puttocks pl (plural only)

(nautical) A small shroud which goes from the shroud of the mainmast, foremast, or mizenmast, to the topmast shrouds

Source: Wiktionary


PUTTOCK

Put"tock, n. Etym: [Cf. Pout a young bird, Poult.] (Zoöl.) (a) The European kite. (b) The buzzard. (c) The marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]

Put"tock, n. (Naut.)

Definition: See Futtock. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SENSE

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