Main Entry: ¹wain·scot

Pronunciation: \ˈwān-skət, -ˌskōt, -ˌskät\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch wagenschot, probably from wagen wagon + schot shot, crossbar

Date: 14th century

1 British : a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork
2 a (1) : a usually paneled wooden lining of an interior wall (2) : a lining of an interior wall irrespective of material b : the lower three or four feet (about one meter) of an interior wall when finished differently from the remainder of the wall