Boottopping

[bu:'tɒpɪŋ]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.

Edited by Bradley