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FUTTOCK SHROUD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does futtock shroud mean? 

FUTTOCK SHROUD (noun)
  The noun FUTTOCK SHROUD has 1 sense:

1. shroud that is part of a ship's riggingplay

  Familiarity information: FUTTOCK SHROUD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FUTTOCK SHROUD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Shroud that is part of a ship's rigging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("futtock shroud" is a kind of...):

mainsheet; sheet; shroud; tack; weather sheet ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)


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