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Boottopping

Boot′topˊping

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Noun.
1.
(Naut.)
The act or process of daubing a vessel’s bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off.
2.
(Naut.)
Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.

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English

Noun

boottopping (plural boottoppings)

  1. (nautical) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off.
  2. (nautical) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.