Boottopping

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Boottopping \Boot"top`ping\, n.
     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.


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     2. (Naut.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
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