Boottopping
enUKBoot´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. | 2.(Naut.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt. |