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boottopping

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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; boot 1 + topping
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