boottopping

Boot"top`ping, n. 1. (Naut.) Defn: 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.) Defn: Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.

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