2. See Fodder, a unit of weight.
FOTHER
Foth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Fothering.]
Etym: [Cf. Fodder food, and G. füttern, futtern, to cover within or
without, to line. *75.]
Defn: To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack. Totten.
FOTIVE
Fo"tive, a. Etym: [L. fovere, fotum, to keep warm, to cherish.]
Defn: Nourishing. [Obs.] T. Carew (1633).
FOTMAL
Fot"mal, n. (Com.)
Defn: Seventy pounds of lead.
FOUCAULT CURRENT Fou`cault" cur`rent. [After J. B. L. Foucault (1819-68), French physicist.] (Elec.)
Defn: An eddy current.
FOUGADE; FOUGASSE
Fou`gade", Fou`gasse", n. (Mil.)