boottopping

[boot-top-ing]

boot·top·ping

[boot-top-ing]
noun Nautical.
1.
the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.
2.
a distinctive band of paint covering this area.
Also called boot·top [boot-top] .


Origin:
1760–70; boot1 + topping
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Boottopping is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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