"boot-topping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boot-toppings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boot-topping (plural boot-toppings)
  1. (nautical) The process of cleaning the upper part of a ship's underwater hull and daubing it with a protecting layer of antifouling substance. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-boot-topping-en-noun-E~0fv2L8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 46 16 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical) Any substance used for boot-topping, especially a mixture of tallow, sulphur or lime and rosin, which was commonly used to paint the bottoms of wooden ships, as a deterrent against weeds and barnacles, and to reduce friction. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-boot-topping-en-noun-1FlHSNff Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 51 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 54 14 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (nautical) The paint of the part of the hull that is designed to be underwater. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-boot-topping-en-noun-pEs1mPzU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 46 16 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boot topping, boottopping

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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