boot-topping

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Synonyms: boottopping, boot topping, foot-tapping

Antonyms: boottopping, boot topping, foot-tapping

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} The process of cleaning the upper part of a ship's underwater hull and [[daub|daubing]] it with a protecting layer of [[antifouling]] substance.
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} Any substance used for '''boot-topping''', especially a [[mixture]] of [[tallow]], [[sulphur]] or [[lime]] and [[rosin]], which was commonly used to [[paint]] the [[bottom]]s of wooden [[ship]]s, as a [[deterrent]] against [[weed]]s and [[barnacle]]s, and to [[reduce]] [[friction]].
3. {{lb|en|nautical}} The paint of the part of the hull that is designed to be underwater.

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