Pŭt'tock, n.

n. [Cf. Lat. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.] 1. The glede, a species of kite; also, sometimes, the common buzzard. [Eng.] To be a dog, a mule, . . . a lizard, an owl, a puttock, . . . I would not care. Shak. 2. [Probably corrupted from futtock.] (Naut.) The same as FUTTOCK. [Obs.]