Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BOOT'TOP-PING
BOOT'LESS-NESSBOOT'-TREE, or BOOT'-LAST
BOOT'TOP-PING, n. [boot and top.]
The operation of cleansing a ship's bottom, near the surface of the water, by scraping off the grass, slime, shells, &c., and daubing it with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin. – Mar. Dict.
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