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| wain·scot [ wáynskət, wáyn skòt ] |
noun (plural wain·scots) |
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1. wooden panels lining room: a lining for the walls of a room, especially one made of wood paneling
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2. lower part of wall of room: the lower part of the wall of a room, especially when it is paneled in wood or finished differently from the upper part
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3. oak paneling: a fine grade of oak used as wall paneling
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transitive verb (past and past participle wain·scot·ed or wain·scot·ted, present participle wain·scot·ing or wain·scot·ting, 3rd person present singular wain·scots) |
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cover wall with paneling: to cover a wall, especially with wood paneling
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| [14th century. < Middle Dutch waghenscote or Middle Low German wagenschot "wagon-boarding"] |
