Word: boottopping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: boot
top
ping
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: boot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bote
Language: fro
Decoded: bote
Meaning: a high, thick shoe
Affix: top
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.