wainscot

¹wain·scot

noun \ˈwān-skət, -ˌskōt, -ˌskät\

Definition of WAINSCOT

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

Origin of WAINSCOT

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom

Rhymes with WAINSCOT

afloat, airboat, banknote, bareboat, bluecoat, blue note, box coat, bumboat, capote, car coat, catboat, C-note, compote, connote, coyote, cutthroat, deep throat, demote, denote, devote, dovecote, dreamboat, eighth note, emote, endnote, fireboat, fistnote, flatboat, foldboat, footnote, frock coat, gemot, grace note, greatcoat, gunboat, half note, headnote, Hohhot, houseboat, housecoat, iceboat, johnboat, keelboat, keynote, lab coat, lifeboat, longboat, mash note, one-note, peacoat, pigboat, promote, Q-boat, raincoat, Rajkot, redcoat, remote, rowboat, sack coat, sailboat, sauceboat, scapegoat, seed coat, shape note, sheepcote, showboat, sore throat, speedboat, steamboat, stoneboat, straw vote, strep throat, Sukkoth, surcoat, surfboat, swan boat, tailcoat, topcoat, towboat, trench coat, tugboat, turncoat, U-boat, unquote, whaleboat, whitethroat, whole note, woodnote, workboat

²wainscot

transitive verb

wainscot·ed or wainscot·tedwainscot·ing or wainscot·ting

Definition of WAINSCOT

: to line with or as if with boards or paneling

First Known Use of WAINSCOT

1570

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot